Employment
UK Guide 2025 : West Midlands
Band 1
Contact number
(0121) 200 1050Chambers Review
Pinsent Masons is a highly regarded firm offering expert advice to employers in the financial services, energy and education sectors on a wide range of employment law matters. The team is especially notable for its work with higher education clients. Its areas of work include advice on equal pay and whistle-blowing claims, with added strengths in outsourcing and reorganisations.
Strengths
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"Pinsent Masons is a brilliant firm, it feels like extension of our team. We really trust them."
"Pinsent Masons has a breadth and depth of higher education employment specialists, some with in-house university legal team experience."
"Pinsent Masons has some of the best lawyers I have come across."
"Pinsent Masons is a brilliant firm, it feels like extension of our team. We really trust them."
"Pinsent Masons has a breadth and depth of higher education employment specialists, some with in-house university legal team experience."
"Pinsent Masons has some of the best lawyers I have come across."
Notable Practitioners
Helen Corden is the firm's UK head of employment. She advises universities and other public sector organisations on industrial relations, TUPE matters and outsourcing. She also acts for private sector clients including chemical and consumer goods manufacturers.
"Helen is responsive, pragmatic and solution-focused."
Jonathan Coley enjoys a remarkable reputation for his expertise in industrial relations and for his experience defending employment litigation. He also has a standout non-contentious practice in which he assists clients with business restructurings and M&A activity.
"Jonathan likes to get into the case, he's a master tactician who strategically drives cases."
"He's excellent, we are in safe hands with Jon."
Linda Jones advises large corporates on sensitive issues such as senior and board-level exits, site closures and business restructuring.
"Linda Jones is very highly regarded."