CMP Legal—Lauren Pickard

CMP Legal, a leading niche commercial law firm that specialises in corporate, commercial, dispute resolution and employment has expanded its team with the appointment of a new employment director.

The Chesterfield based law firm that delivers expert services to clients in Derbyshire, Sheffield and across the UK is thrilled to announce the appointment of Lauren Pickard as its new employment director.

Lauren is a specialist employment law solicitor and joins CMP Legal from national law firm Knights plc where she worked as a senior associate, previously based in Sheffield. She has a wealth of knowledge and employment law experience from managing performance, disciplinary and grievance matters to redundancy and restructuring advice, delivering training, drafting contracts and much more.

Lauren Pickard, employment director at CMP Legal says: 'I am delighted to join CMP Legal at such an exciting time for the firm in terms of growth. CMP Legal has swiftly established itself as a niche practice offering high quality advice. The lawyers at CMP Legal have a wealth of experience and this, combined with their desire to do things in a dynamic and progressive way, works strongly to the benefit of clients.'

Lauren takes a practical and pragmatic approach to ensure that clients can take a commercial approach to employment law problems and CMP Legal looks forward to clients benefitting from her support as the employment team is further strengthened with her appointment. 

Neil Brown, co-founder at CMP Legal says: 'Lauren has an excellent reputation in the region and will be a fantastic asset to both our business and our clients. We are delighted to welcome her into our expanding team as we continue to deliver exceptional service to our clients.'

Anna Cattee, co-founder of CMP Legal adds: 'Having Lauren onboard not only strengthens our already highly regarded employment law offering, but strengthens our corporate acquisitions and mergers process for all things employment. She’s so personable that I know she’ll fit right in and our clients will reap the benefits of her knowledge.'

Lauren will head up CMP Legal’s employment team working in conjunction with CMP Legal’s co-founder Neil Brown. CMP Legal provide expert advice in the following areas of employment law, including contracts of employment, employee rights, director rights and obligations, grievance and disciplinary procedures, redundancy, settlement agreements, defending employment tribunal claims and protecting employer interests.

CMP Legal was established at the end of the pandemic in 2021. Over the past 2 years, the company has grown from strength to strength and has expanded its team from 4 to 9 members.