Jennifer Nicol

With over 20 years’ experience advising London-based clients on all aspects of employment law, she is a trusted adviser to employers, boards and senior executives on complex, sensitive and high value employment law matters. She provides a personal service to clients, builds long standing relationships and always strives to ensure that her advice is pragmatic and aligned with the client’s values and objectives.

Jennifer’s particular areas of interest include: 

• Board-level and C suite instructions, advising on executive appointments and exits, senior leadership disputes, restructures and reorganisations
• Cases involving workplace mental health issues
• Providing advice to organisations, senior executives, partners and directors, including advising on service agreements, especially focussed in on incentivisation and retention
• Restrictive covenants
• Workplace investigations
• People policies, organisational values and leadership training
• The employment aspects of corporate transactions

Jennifer also advises employers and senior executives on contentious employment matters, including unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and contractual claims, and represents clients through to Employment Tribunal, Appeal and High Court proceedings, where required.

Sector Expertise
Jennifer has solid experience in advising clients in banking, financial services, insurance, private equity, luxury retail, professional services and media. She is also very happy to advise clients in Third Sector organisations.

Client Feedback 
Clients say that they value Jennifer’s ability to combine technical expertise with strong commercial judgment, particularly where reputational risk, time pressure and strategic considerations are paramount. She is is recognised for her calm, authoritative approach. She is described by clients as “strategic”, “empathetic” and “technically strong”. 

Other clients say: “Jennifer was responsive, clear, and helpful in advising which options were suitable and which weren't. I had not expected the process to run so smoothly, and my expectations were vastly exceeded. Jennifer was instrumental in securing a successful outcome.”

As head of Thackray Williams’ London office, Jennifer plays a key leadership role within the firm, overseeing key client relationships and contributing to the firm’s strategic growth in the City.