Jay is a specialist employment law solicitor and has over 25 years’ experience of dealing with all aspects of HR and employment matters, and people strategy. Jay has advised across all sectors but has had a specialism in advising the charity sector, acting as a trusted advisor and has delivered training and speaking for the sector, as well as having participated at Board level in many charities and not for profit organisations. Jay has established an impressive reputation as one of the leading employment lawyers in the Yorkshire region and has won various accolades including Yorkshire lawyer employment lawyer of the year, ABDN Professional of the Year and short listing for the Yorkshire and Humberside Institute of Directors business adviser of the year award.
Alongside Jay’s legal career she has contributed her time to sit on several boards including school governors, governor of Sheffield College and a national role on the Law Society’s Women Lawyers Division.