Appointed Chair of Lewis Silkin in 2025, I bring over 20 years of experience with the firm to this role, combining deep expertise with a passion for progressive leadership. I previously sat on the Firm’s Strategy Board with responsibility for ensure that DE&I and Responsible Business are considered in all key strategic decisions.
As a respected employment law specialist, I provide strategic guidance on complex issues, including redundancies, restructuring, sensitive terminations, and the practical application of TUPE. I have experience defending high-stakes Employment Tribunal litigation, including discrimination claims, and advising on minimum wage compliance and audits.
I am also a leading voice of our ‘Future of Work hub’, where I host a podcast to help clients navigate and adapt to the changing world of work.
About
Experience
Employment
- Advising on all aspects of the employment relationship including recruitment, disciplinaries and grievances
- Supporting the strategic design of restructuring projects and redundancies and ensuring compliant operational delivery
- Managing Employment Tribunal litigation including complex discrimination cases
- Advising on National Minimum Wage compliance and supporting with HMRC audits
Employment M&A, outsourcing & TUPE
- Advising on the employment related strategy for outsourcing projects
- Supporting on drafting employment and personnel provisions and ensuring compliance in information and consultation obligations
- Advising on the TUPE and personnel provisions of MSA (and other services) agreements
- Supporting assert sales from a strategy, drafting and operational delivery perspective
- Advising on post-transfer changes and integration strategy
Staff engagement models and contingent workforce
- Advising on the tax and employment status of independent contractors and the application of IR35
- Supporting IR35 compliance and drafting IR35 provisions in commercial agreements
- Advising on complex litigation related to employment status
Investigations
- Acting an an external investigator to undertake fact finding investigations arising from disciplinary concerns or grievances
- Undertaking culture audits and investigations to support a review of wider cultural or thematic issues which may not have arisen as a result of a complaint
Testimonials
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"The super responsive Lucy Lewis delivers technically excellent and commercially useful advice."
Legal 500
"Lucy Lewis is our go-to lawyer for all employment-related matters. She is both technically excellent but also very solution-focussed and pragmatic."
Legal 500
"Lucy Lewis is exceptional. She provides first-class advice, is incredibly responsive, clear, to the point and a real pleasure to deal with."
Legal 500
'Lucy Lewis is very responsive and commercially pragmatic.'
Legal 500
"Lucy is highly recommended when it comes to employment law and ability to explain complex matters in a clear and concise way."
Chambers & Partners
"She's very responsive and attentive."
Chambers & Partners
"Lucy is super responsive, giving you a really clear indication not only of what the law says but how that applies to the facts."
Chambers & Partners
"She provides commercial, to-the-point advice and is always on hand to support."
Chambers & Partners
"The super responsive Lucy Lewis delivers technically excellent and commercially useful advice."
Legal 500
"Lucy Lewis is our go-to lawyer for all employment-related matters. She is both technically excellent but also very solution-focussed and pragmatic."
Legal 500
"Lucy Lewis is exceptional. She provides first-class advice, is incredibly responsive, clear, to the point and a real pleasure to deal with."
Legal 500
'Lucy Lewis is very responsive and commercially pragmatic.'
Legal 500
"Lucy is highly recommended when it comes to employment law and ability to explain complex matters in a clear and concise way."
Chambers & Partners
"She's very responsive and attentive."
Chambers & Partners
"Lucy is super responsive, giving you a really clear indication not only of what the law says but how that applies to the facts."
Chambers & Partners
"She provides commercial, to-the-point advice and is always on hand to support."
Chambers & Partners
"The super responsive Lucy Lewis delivers technically excellent and commercially useful advice."
Legal 500
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