Helen Rice-Birchall

Helen, who qualified in 1993, is a Principal Associate in the Human Resources Practice Group at Eversheds Sutherland. Helen's particular experience is employment tribunal litigation, and she also advises on discrimination, disciplinary and grievance issues, redundancies, contracts and other aspects of the employment relationship.

Helen worked for a number of years as a Professional Support Lawyer, in which capacity she advised the group's employment lawyers on complex and novel technical legal issues, collaborated with valued contacts such as the CBI, and worked closely with the firm's marketing team and PR consultants to identify and maximise opportunities to raise the profile of the firm. She now advises clients who benefit from her strong technical background.

Helen is a regular speaker at both internal and external conferences and training events and sits as an employment judge in the Manchester region.