Caroline Baker

Practice Areas

Caroline Baker is a commercial, solutions-focused lawyer who has particular expertise in advising financial services, technology and professional services employers. Caroline also leads the firm's French Services, a bilingual and bicultural practice area she developed earlier this year to advise francophone companies on their UK employees.

Caroline has a solid track record of providing pragmatic, commercial solutions to difficult advisory matters including disciplinary issues involving regulated or board level employees, business restructures and challenging employee relations issues (in particular where there are allegations of discrimination or whistleblowing). In 2019 Caroline was seconded to Marsh & McLennan Companies assisting them through the transitional period following a high-profile acquisition. She also has significant litigation expertise and regularly advises on claims in the employment tribunal and high court.

Caroline frequently delivers training to financial services clients and representative bodies on a broad range of areas, including workplace behaviour, compliance with the Senior Managers and Certification Regime and the Conduct Rules.

Career

Before joining GQ|Littler in October 2011, Caroline worked at ‘Magic Circle’ law firm Slaughter and May, during which time she spent six months on secondment to French firm Bredin Prat. In 2015, she spent three months on secondment at Citibank in its Employee Relations team.

Professional Memberships

Caroline is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and has successfully completed the CII's London Market Insurance (LM1) qualification.

As part of the ELA Pro Bono Committee, she was one of the founders of the award winning ELIPS scheme at the London Central Employment Tribunal which support litigants in person.

Caroline is head of the Women's Leadership Initiative in London and co-leader of the initiative throughout Europe. She is also a member of Littler's global Women's Leadership Initiative Steering Committee which focuses on developing and retaining women leaders at every level of the firm.