Rebecca Sawbridge

Rebecca is a Partner and Head of Employment in Freeths’ Birmingham office. She has over 20 years’ experience advising predominantly corporate clients on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law, including discrimination, executive terminations, TUPE, business reorganisations, trade union issues, employment contracts, policies and procedures, dismissals and disciplinary/grievance procedures. She has substantial experience of handling a wide range of employment disputes, both in the tribunal and courts, and is also an effective presenter of training on employment and HR matters.

Getting the best out of your staff, with ever increasing employment law, the rising cost of labour and the challenges of a diverse workforce, is extremely difficult. Rebecca’s focus is on helping clients to navigate these issues head on, through her non-nonsense approach and by drawing on her extensive experience to anticipate issues and provide solutions. She works closely with clients to build long-term, collaborative and trusted relationships, spending time up front to understand clients’ businesses, attitude to risk and culture to ensure her advice is always commercial and aligned to each client’s aims and objectives. She’s also obsessed with providing great client service, ensuring a prompt response to queries and working flexibly with clients to agree a fee arrangement that fits with their budget.

Rebecca gained a First Class Business degree at Cardiff University before qualifying as a solicitor at Eversheds in 1999. She built her career with Gowling WLG and Shoosmiths before joining Freeths in 2010 as a Partner.