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Heather Mitchell

Heather leads the employment law side of the firm’s successful education sector practice. She is an Associate in the London’s employment team, having been at the firm for over eight years. Heather has extensive experience in providing strategic advice to large Multi Academy Trusts on complex staffing matters. She specialises in advice to senior teams on resolving high profile staffing matters as well as large scale restructures and representing her clients at the Employment Tribunal. She speaks regularly at national conferences including those of the Association of School and College Leaders, Freedom and Autonomy for Schools – National Association, the National Association of School Business Management, Optimus and the Academies Finance Directors ‘Super 10’ forum · Browne Jacobson LLP

EnglandEmployment, Education

About

Heather leads the employment law side of Browne Jacobson’s education sector practice and is an Associate in the London employment team, having been at the firm for over eight years. She specialises in advising large Multi Academy Trusts and senior teams on high‑profile staffing matters, large‑scale restructures, TUPE outsourcings and representing clients at the Employment Tribunal, and speaks regularly at national education sector conferences.

Practice areas

EmploymentEducationEmployment Litigation

Office

Expertise

Education sector (schools and academies)Multi Academy TrustsLarge‑scale restructuresTUPE outsourcings (including pensions implications)Employment Tribunal representationManaging industrial actionDiscrimination and sexual harassment claimsAcademy governor experience

Education

  • Solicitor – admitted September 2009
  • LPC – Nottingham Law School
  • LLB – Warwick University

Admissions

  • Solicitor – admitted September 2009