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About
Provided by Rachel Lewis
Practice Areas
Rachel has over 20 years’ experience advising a diverse range of clients across the full spectrum of employment law issues. She is well known for her pragmatism, supportiveness and for the commerciality of her approach.
Rachel is a trusted adviser to both employers and senior executives on a broad range of employment law issues. Her work includes designing and managing large-scale redundancy and restructuring programmes, high-profile discrimination actions and advising on sensitive matters including senior-level dismissals and tricky exits.
Over a long career in the field, Rachel has run significant employment tribunal claims involving complex discrimination and whistleblowing issues, as well as undertaking mediation as an alternative to litigation.
Rachel’s client base spans organisations operating in the commercial, cultural, charity and professional services sectors. She has developed an impressive pedigree in the public sector, including providing guidance for clients on restructurings and redundancies. Within the cultural arena, she is particularly well known for her work with museums and galleries. She also has significant experience working with professional practices including barristers’ chambers and solicitors’ firms, and is very knowledgeable on the particular employment and partnership law considerations which apply to clients in this sector.
Chambers Review
UK
Rachel Lewis advises employers from a wide range of areas including the cultural, professional services and financial sectors. She is experienced in discrimination claims and reorganisations.
Rachel Lewis advises employers from a wide range of areas including the cultural, professional services and financial sectors. She is experienced in discrimination claims and reorganisations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She offers alternatives and is happy to discuss the pros and cons of different courses of action so you are left feeling that you are in control and your decision will be supported."
"Rachel is consistently excellent in provision of advice and guidance with a human approach."
"She is excellent and pragmatic."
"She offers alternatives and is happy to discuss the pros and cons of different courses of action so you are left feeling that you are in control and your decision will be supported."
"Rachel is consistently excellent in provision of advice and guidance with a human approach."
"She is excellent and pragmatic."