Associates to watch
Provided by Tom Bernard
Tom Bernard is a senior associate solicitor in the Leeds Employment team, supervised by Toni Haynes, Legal Manager. He joined rradar in August 2019.
He works solely in employment litigation. He prides himself on building exceptional professional relationships with all his clients, understanding their needs and strategies and their attitude to risk and identifying and achieving commercially sensible and practical results.
Tom handles complex cases in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal on behalf of businesses ranging from owner managed business, charities, education establishments and large national organisations. Tom is an effective negotiator achieving excellent results for his clients.
Tom has vast experience handling a wide range of employment matters including complex cases involving multiple allegations of discrimination and whistleblowing. Tom also has expertise in TUPE matters where litigation arises from disputed transfers or service provision changes.
As part of his role, Tom provides supervision and support to other members of the team having particular focus on the development and progression of paralegals, trainees and newly qualified solicitors – with a focus on their legal and personal development and wellbeing. In his time at rradar, 3 of the Trainees supervised by Tom have been retained as qualified solicitors in the team. Tom is rradar's Training Principal responsible for the recruitment, supervision and progression of rradar’s Trainee Solicitors and the evolution of rradar’s training programmes as we embrace the SQE and Solicitor Apprentices.
Tom has been described by the Legal 500 as a Key Lawyer in the 2018, 2023 and 2024 directories.
Provided by Chambers
Tom Bernard is a senior associate at the firm. His practice is wholly contentious and he acts for a range of clients in the Employment Tribunal and at appeals stage. His experience includes complex discrimination and whistle-blowing claims as well as TUPE disputes.
Provided by Chambers
Tom is a very good solicitor.
Tom is really clear and comprehensive in his advice, and he goes further to give guidance on risks and advice on actions we can take, which is really helpful.
Tom is a very good solicitor.
Tom is really clear and comprehensive in his advice, and he goes further to give guidance on risks and advice on actions we can take, which is really helpful.