Sarah Cochrane
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Employment
Band 3
About
Provided by Sarah Cochrane
Practice Areas
Employment Law
Career
Sarah Cochrane is a Partner in the Employment team at Carson McDowell which she joined in 2012. Sarah attained a degree in law (LLB honours) from Queens University, Belfast in 2005 before embarking on the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the College of Law in Chester later that year. Sarah trained with DAC Beachcroft LLP in Manchester and qualified as a solicitor into the employment and pensions team in 2009.
Sarah is dual qualified in England, Wales and Northern Irish law. She provides practical employment advice to employers from a wide variety of industries throughout the UK. This advice and assistance is given mainly to human resource officials and management and ranges from day to day ad hoc issues to more detailed, complex advice and project work. Sarah acts for clients in defending claims in the Industrial Tribunal and Fair Employment Tribunal. Sarah also assists Carson McDowell’s Corporate team by providing employment advice in relation to mergers and acquisitions.
Sarah is a committee member of the Employment Law Group for Northern Ireland and a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
The Legal 500 note Sarah's "in-depth understanding and knowledge of the various aspects of employment law."
Chambers Review
UK
Sarah Cochrane is involved in many of the Carson McDowell team's most significant matters. She has impressive knowledge of industrial tribunal and Fair Employment Tribunal claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sarah expertly handles complex matters for us and provides her expert knowledge. We value her no-nonsense approach and her ability to translate complex legal matters into plain English."
"Sarah is an incredibly enthusiastic and firm lawyer. She is prepared to get her hands dirty and is an absolute pleasure to work with."
"Sarah expertly handles complex matters for us and provides her expert knowledge. We value her no-nonsense approach and her ability to translate complex legal matters into plain English."
"Sarah is an incredibly enthusiastic and firm lawyer. She is prepared to get her hands dirty and is an absolute pleasure to work with."