Julian Hemming

Practice Areas

Employment and pensions

Discrimination and equal opportunities

Career

Julian co-chairs Osborne Clarke’s international employment law group and has been ranked as a leading employment lawyer for many years. Julian has a particular interest in the "Future of Work" and presents regularly on a wide range of issues from changes to the contract of employment in a Covid World to diversity and inclusion. .

Julian regularly advises on international outsourcing deals; the movement of senior employees internationally; and employee relations issues including European Works Councils. Julian is a member of the Governance Board of the award winning diversity and inclusion programme "Stepping Up" Julian uses his interest in this area to work with employers who want to hear different views and opinions in their organisations and who want to embrace change.

Julian joined Osborne Clarke as a partner in 1997. Julian has served on the Executive Board of the firm and he has also held numerous external Board level appointments, including with clients. Julian has been Chair of the UK Employment Lawyers’ Association.

In addition to his legal work, Julian is a working towards becoming a qualified executive coach in addition to being a qualified mediator.