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Sophie Lockwood

​Senior Associate​​​

Sophie advises on all aspects of UK employment law, acting for individuals, charities and businesses and advising on both contentious and non-contentious matters.

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About

Sophie is an Associate with the Firm’s Employment, Pensions and Immigration Department. She advises on all aspects of UK employment law, acting for individuals, charities and businesses and advising on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Sophie has experience in dealing with and settling Employment Tribunal litigation. Her non-contentious experience includes day-to-day HR support for corporate clients, drafting and advising on a wide range of employment contracts, consultancy agreements and company policies and procedures. She also regularly advises on settlement negotiations and severance terms.

Sophie has written articles for business publications and is involved in a number of pro bono schemes. She is also a member of the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) Junior Steering Committee.

Sophie Keene is admitted to practise in England and Wales.

Our thinking

  • Sophie Lockwood writes for People Management on the future of zero hour contracts

    Sophie Lockwood

    In The Press

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises the discoverIE Group on its acquisition of the CDT Group

    Mike Barrington

    News

  • Sophie Lockwood writes for Employment Law Journal on the challenges for employers when managing the return from furlough

    Sophie Lockwood

    In The Press

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Fudco Partnership on sale to Exponent-backed Vibrant Foods

    James Broadhurst

    News

  • How to manage redundancies: practical steps

    Trevor Bettany

    Podcasts

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises the owners of Safeonline LLP on its sale to Howden Broking Group Limited

    Hamish Perry

    News

  • To Furlough & Beyond: COVID-19 related redundancies

    Sophie Lockwood

    Podcasts

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises shareholders of MMRIT on the sale to TiG Data Intelligence

    Mark Howard

    News

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