Natalie Anderson

Solicitor

Areas of Expertise

Natalie advises on all aspects of employment law with a varied caseload including contentious and non-contentious matters.

Natalie’s experience working for both employee and employer clients allows her to provide commercial, practical advice for her clients on a variety of employment law issues including claims in the Employment Tribunal for disputes relating to unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, claims under the Equality Act 2010 and claims for breach of Flexible Working Regulations and has experience at all stages of the Tribunal process. As well as advising and progressing claims in the Employment Tribunal, Natalie advises and provides guidance on disputes in the workplace including grievance and disciplinary processes and appeals.

In addition to her experience with contentious matters, Natalie has experience with non-contentious matters including reviewing and preparing contractual documents and policies, advising advises on contracts and restrictive covenants, drafting and advising on settlement agreements and any settlement negotiations, as well as providing advice on employment matters and HR issues generally.

Experience

Natalie worked at Devonshires between 2015-2021 as a Paralegal in the Real Estate and Projects team before leaving to pursue her training at a Legal 500 ranked regional firm close to her home in Essex. As part of her training, Natalie worked in the employment team on a variety of contentious and non-contentious matters which motivated her to focus her specialism on this area of expertise.

Upon qualification as a Solicitor, Natalie worked at an employment law specialist firm in Essex gaining valuable experience from a reputable firm. Her practice included a working with employee and employer clients in both contentious and non-contentious matters in addition to providing general employment advice to both employees and employers.

Natalie is returning to Devonshires as a Solicitor in the employment team.

Education

Natalie graduated from the University of Winchester before completing her LPC at the University of Westminster.

Notable Cases

Natalie acted for an employee in a disability discrimination and unfair dismissal claim against a governmental body which she was successfully able to settle prior to substantial costs for a final hearing being incurred by the client. This client had good prospects, but their losses were minimal and therefore settlement was important to this client commercially.

Natalie recently acted for an employer client in defending a claim for whistleblowing, unfair dismissal and disability discrimination and was able to secure a settlement prior to the client incurring significant cost.

Natalie acted for an employee returning from maternity leave and was made redundant during the protected period. Natalie was able to secure a significant increase in the settlement package being offered.

Natalie advised multiple employer clients in reviewing and amending their standard contract and policy documents to ensure they were in line with current legislation. This was particularly important in light of the recent changes in employment law and the upcoming changes which are imminent under the Employment Rights Act 2025.