The firm welcomes employment partner to its London office
Hugh James has welcomed employment law specialist Claire Tait as partner in its London office. The appointment significantly strengthens the firm’s multidisciplinary business offering in the City and the greater London area.
Claire, who joins from Capital Law in Cardiff, has over 12 years’ experience advising on employment law and employee relations matters. With a background in HR consultancy and CIPD accreditation, Claire is well-equipped to offer full outsourced HR and in-house counsel support to businesses and organisations.
Claire has extensive experience of workplace cultural reviews, and complex investigations relating to claims of sexual harassment, bullying and whistleblowing concerns. Her arrival also brings a wealth of knowledge of unionised environments, equality, diversity and inclusion, and wider cultural issues, as well as experience dealing with directors, trustee boards and governing bodies.
From the London office, she leads a team of employment lawyers, bringing a focus on employment investigations and strategic people projects for the private and public sector.
Speaking of joining the team and her first few weeks in the role, Claire said: ‘It is an absolute pleasure to embark on this strategic role, leading a strong, energised team in London. We will be creating a legal support service for business decision makers and HR professionals to feel empowered by having the practical people skills and legal knowledge to manage effectively.’
Head of business division Ioan Prydderch commented: ‘We are delighted to have a lawyer of Claire’s calibre heading up our employment team in London. With her extensive background and experience, Claire adds considerable expertise to the excellent multidisciplinary services we provide for our growing corporate client base in the City, as well as bringing in new employment investigations support.’
