Jessica Wells

Jessica joined the firm in November 2020 as a paralegal in the Residential Conveyancing Department before commencing her training contract in March 2021. In March 2023 Jessica qualified as a solicitor into the Employment Department.

Previously, Jessica has worked in the University of Hull’s Legal Advice Centre, providing pro-bono legal and social advice, as well as providing educational support to inmates in HMP Hull. Jessica has also completed her advisor training with the Citizen’s Advice Bureau where she provided advice on benefit entitlement, housing and employment issues.

Jessica provides clients with assistance on a broad range of workplace matters, including unfair dismissal, all types of discrimination, redundancies and disciplinary matters, contract and document drafting, internal process and settlement agreements. Jessica also provides assistance with Employment Tribunal disputes.

Settlement agreements advice

Advising employee clients on all aspects of settlement agreements.

Advising clients in the Charity and Education sector

Working with the Charity and Education Sector to provide support and advice, for example providing advice to a school regarding their Covid-19 policy as well as providing support on Employment Tribunal disputes.

Advising on Data Subject Access Requests

Providing support and advising employer clients on Data Subject Access Requests.

Advising on work status for employer clients

Providing advice on employee work status for employer clients.

Advice on the redundancy processes

Advising on and drafting documentation for redundancy processes.

Employment contracts and other internal policies

Providing advice and drafting of employment contracts and other internal policies.

Providing advice on grievances

Providing advice on internal process for employer clients, such as grievances.

Advising on employee breach of contractual terms

Providing support and advice to employer clients on employee breach of contractual terms.

Jessica also provides employment law updates through the Employment Team’s HR Club as well as through their Workplace Law newsletter and externally published articles. Jessica’s article topics have included:

• Minimum wage increase
• Bullying and harassment
• Fire and rehire
• Direct and indirect discrimination
• Drug testing policies at work
• Omicron and the impact on employers
• Data protection and employment practices.

Education

Jessica graduated from the University of Hull with a bachelor’s degree in Law with Criminology (Hons) before completing the Legal Practice Course and Master’s in Law and Legal Practice at the University of Law (Bloomsbury). Jessica qualified as a solicitor in 2023 and specialises in Employment Law.

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Solicitor, Employment

Specialisms & expertise

Examples of work