A practicing solicitor since 1996 and a CEDR accredited civil & commercial mediator, Jude continues to practice as an employment law solicitor part time and has previously worked for Workwise, Legal LLP, Simmons & Simmons LLP, MakeUK (formerly EEF, the Engineering Employer’s Federation) and Salans. Jude has been working as a mediator, trainer, facilitator and coach for more than 15 years. Her specialist fields are workplace conflict resolution, industrial and employee relations, independent investigations, coaching and wellbeing/resilience projects, but her breadth of knowledge, means she is able to mediate all civil and commercial disputes. Jude has a particular interest in workplace culture and ethics. She has extensive experience mediating at senior business level (consultant surgeons, senior management team, etc) as well as dealing with allegations of bullying, discrimination, victimisation and harassment within the workplace.
Jude’s specialism is in blending the skills and experience from a large and deep toolkit:
• long legal experience in the world of employment law, industrial relations and employee engagement
• mediation and facilitated conflict resolution approaches
• individual client coaching including handling stressful situations at work, resilience and well-being coach
• management training
• independent investigations, and
• culture audit work, including focus groups.
Qualifying as an Accredited Workplace Mediator in 2008, she set up and managed EEF’s national mediation service until she left to establish her own consultancy business in 2010. She is Registered as a Workplace Mediator with the Civil Mediation Council.
Also, she is a Non-Legal Member of the Employment Tribunal Panel and served for many years as a Trustee of an Occupational Pension Scheme.
Without a doubt it was one of the best training days I have ever attended
The quality of presentation (including slides and work materials) and depth of knowledge from both presenters was impressive and kept me engaged throughout the whole day
The aim was to understand the ethos of good practice, not how to follow the (employer’s) policies. As a newly appointed manager I find [this] especially refreshing. Thank you.
Judith was a joy. I loved the case studies and her examples and finally getting to understand the company’s protocols! The content was excellent and linked into all our existing motivational programmes. Great interaction, practical exercises and case studies.
Judith delivered an exceptional training session on how culture underpins effective business performance. The session, which received fantastic feedback, was both informative and relevant, being firmly rooted in the reality of working life and underpinned by Judith’s extensive experience in business and legal markets. Judith, who has an assured and engaging style of delivery, had her audience gripped throughout.
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