Sarah Evans
Sarah brings over 20 years of experience as an employment lawyer, having initially qualified into commercial litigation and insolvency with a commercial firm in Cheshire before moving on to larger and national firms based in Manchester, with clients across the UK.
“Instructing Sarah was the best decision I made in my difficult situation at work.” — Recent client
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Sarah credits her early training in litigation and commercial law for her commercial acumen and pragmatic approach to issues and challenges clients face. With extensive advocacy experience in the Tribunals and Courts, Sarah has developed a strong reputation as both a litigator and tactician, and is the trusted recipient of referrals and recommendations from fellow solicitors, barristers, HR professionals and clients.
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Sarah has particular expertise in advising senior executives, directors and managers on challenges such as restrictive covenants, negotiated exits and bonus disputes. She has built a strong reputation in advising consultants, directors and senior management in both public and private sectors and education. More broadly, Sarah advises on all aspects of employment law and work issues, and has an established reputation in representing both employers and employees in complex sex and disability discrimination and whistleblowing claims.
Sarah’s commitment to her clients’ goals and success has been captured in annual legal directory entries, where she is described by clients and referrers in such terms as “a real safe pair of hands for any client”, “clients single out Sarah Evans for her impeccable judgment” and as “tenacious and very skilled” with “a very good eye for detail” and who “gets the job done”.​
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Sarah lives on the edge of the Peak District in Greater Manchester where she enjoys looking at (but not climbing up) the local walking trails. Sarah has one grown up son, Jacob, who early on decided not to follow her footsteps into law, and instead now has a career in structural geology and geophysics. Sarah is the proud owner of a Bischon Frise called Lily, who likes to make appearances in online meetings whenever possible.
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Sarah qualified as a solicitor in September 2005.