New partner hires - James Baker and Julie Goodway join Constantine Law
- Apr 1
- 3 min read
James Baker, Head of Employment at Lee & Thompson and Julie Goodway from Thomas Mansfield Solicitors join Constantine Law
Two new senior partner hires at consultant led employment /regulatory law firm take number of specialist employment partners to 12.
PRESS RELEASE 1st April 2026: Constantine Law, the ranked (Chambers and Legal 500) consultant-led “agile” employment and regulatory specialist law firm has recruited two new partners to its growing employment team: James Baker, formerly Head of Employment at Lee & Thompson and Julie Goodway a partner at Thomas Mansfield Solicitors are joining the firm. The appointments take Constantine Law to a headcount of 20 partners and a total of 27 fee earning staff - including 12 specialist employment partners.
James Baker
James is a highly ranked employment lawyer with over 20 years’ experience. He joins Constantine Law having been a partner and head of Lee & Thompson’s employment team. Prior to that he headed up the employment team at Teacher Stern, which he joined in 2009, growing the team from a standing start.
James’ work experience covers all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law with a particular emphasis on business protection and confidentiality, TUPE, negotiating the beginning and end of employment relationships for employers and senior executives and day-to-day employment advice for businesses and individuals.
He has particular experience advising employers and employees in media and entertainment, professional services, financial services and advertising and marketing.
James is recognised in both the Legal 500 and Chambers UK for his work for senior executives. According to Legal 500 2026 “He puts clients at ease but is also tenacious. He sees angles and strategic advantages and moves that other lawyers do not.’
Julie Goodway
Julie joins Constantine Law from Thomas Mansfield Solicitors.
Julie is an experienced and highly regarded employment and discrimination law solicitor. She advises both employers and employees on all aspects of employment law, including dismissals, disciplinaries and performance management, discrimination, grievances, whistleblowing, TUPE, employment contract terms and post‑termination restrictions.
Julie also specialises in advising employees and senior executives and board‑level directors on securing settlement agreements and exit‑packages.
Julie advises a wide range of employers, from SMEs to PLCs. She has achieved significant successes in the Employment Tribunal and regularly negotiates favourable settlements at an early stage to her clients’ advantage.
Julie is also recommended in The Legal 500.
Commenting on the new appointments, John Hayes Managing Partner at Constantine Law said, “We warmly welcome both James and Julie to the firm. They are both experienced and high calibre partners and their wide-ranging knowledge brings added depth to our growing employment team and heightens our expertise in advising senior executives, in particular.
Constantine Law continues to expand. We took on five new partners in 2025 alone, including launching our new Business Immigration practice. We are also in the process of recruiting other senior partner hires.”
Our ability to recruit partners of James and Julie’s level shows both our growing reputation and the attractions of working for a progressive, collegiate firm like ours without the fixed costs and targets of many firms. Our lawyers have the freedom to work and develop their work in a way that suits them best and to be rewarded according to their successes, whilst having the broader support of being part of a wider team.”
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For further information, please call.
John Hayes
Managing Partner Constantine Law Limited
T: 0203 696 8230
M :07769-137176
Karen Roberts
Karen Roberts Communications
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