Alice Kinder is an experienced Legal Director in the Employment Team and supports employers and individuals through complex workplace challenges.

Alice's people-focused, balanced and practical approach has established her as a trusted advisor on employment matters, known for delivering clear and straightforward guidance that protects her clients' interests and promotes fair and inclusive work environments.

Alice offers comprehensive support to employers at every stage of the employment lifecycle. She advises on key HR matters, including drafting and reviewing employment contracts and policies, handling disciplinary and grievance procedures, managing discrimination claims, and navigating the complexities of TUPE. She also provides specialist guidance on projects including change management programmes, corporate transactions, and large-scale redundancies.

Alice also works closely with individuals facing workplace disputes. She is skilled in advising on employment rights, negotiating entry and exit packages, and concluding settlement agreements, ensuring her clients' interests are fully protected.

Alice has successfully represented employer and employee clients in Employment Tribunal claims, securing positive outcomes while minimising distress and disruption. Her approach is rooted in understanding her clients' objectives and delivering solutions that align with their broader goals.

In addition to her advisory work, Alice offers tailored training sessions on employment practice and equality, diversity and inclusion. Her interactive and practical sessions are designed to empower attendees with the knowledge and confidence to foster inclusive workplace practices and address employment-related issues effectively.

Alice's advisory expertise is enhanced by her experience as a non-executive director, visiting lecturer and social mobility ambassador. She is also the youngest person to have been President of the Birmingham Law Society in its 205-year history. These roles have strengthened Alice's ability to explain complex legal concepts in simple terms while offering advice that is grounded in real-world scenarios. They enable Alice to deliver clear, insightful guidance that is easily actionable for clients across different industries.

How Alice can help employers:

• HR Advice: Guidance on employment contracts, policies, and managing change programmes.
• Employment Tribunal Representation: Defending claims including unfair dismissal, discrimination and detriment, breach of contract and whistleblowing.
• Corporate and TUPE Advice: Supporting with the employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions and outsourcing contracts and advising on TUPE regulations.
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Developing and implementing diversity and inclusion strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Training: Offering tailored training on employment law and equality, diversity and inclusion best practices.

How Alice can help individuals:

• Employment Rights Advice: Specialist guidance on employment contracts, disputes, and workplace rights.
• Disciplinary and Grievance Support: Assisting with disciplinary and grievance procedures and drafting and reviewing correspondence.
• Employment Tribunal Representation: Representation in claims including unfair dismissal, discrimination and detriment, breach of contract and whistleblowing.
• Negotiation: Supporting with concluding entry and exit packages.
• Settlement Agreement Advice: Providing clear, practical advice on the terms and effect of settlement agreements.

What clients say:

“Having worked with Alice on a challenging ET discrimination claim, she showed herself to be resilient, knowledgeable, detailed, supportive and consistent throughout the period from when the claim was made, to the hearing and final outcome.”

“I cannot recommend Alice enough, an absolute pleasure to work with her and with a smile to light up the room too!”

“Alice assisted me with urgent work on employment contracts, where some earlier templates we used had become very out of date. She provided quick responsive, and concise advice, with a pragmatic and commercial approach given the sensitivities (we are a small not-for-profit organisation). I would not hesitate to recommend her for employment law matters.”

“You have a genius in Alice. Her attention to detail, expert legal knowledge and powerful negotiation skills were crucial in delivering this result. Please send my gratitude and appreciation to her, on behalf of myself and family. You saved a life and career. God bless.”

“Alice has that rare quality of both exceptional expertise and the ability to engage with her audience. She has up-to-date knowledge regarding the complexities of recruitment and HR law and the ability to make it accessible and understood.”

Awards:

• Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year – Legal – Winner (2023)
• UK Social Mobility Awards – Rising Star – Winner (2023)