New specialist law firm Michael Cummins Employment Solicitors has welcomed its first new partner, Fabienne McAllister.
Fabienne has moved from her role as a partner at Knights to join the growing venture launched by Michael Cummins.
It’s a reunion for Michael and Fabienne, who worked together at Knights following its acquisitions of their previous firms – Cummins Solicitors and Emms Gilmore Liberson.
Bilingual in French and English, Fabienne will work alongside Michael and the rest of the team at the Leicestershire-based legal firm, providing employers with advice and representation on all aspects of employment law.
Fabienne said: “It’s exciting to be involved in the early days of this new venture. I am enjoying being part of a small team as it grows. Michael is a very collaborative person and an ethos of the firm is to enable flexibility and autonomy.
“I was previously based in Birmingham, so it is also great to be meeting lots of new clients in the East Midlands and beyond.”
Fabienne qualified in 2002 and has specialised in employment law since 2008, developing on her early work in commercial litigation at the international law firm Ashurst in London and Paris before moving back home to work in the Midlands.
She said: “I really enjoy employment law as it has a real human interest to it, it affects everyone in some way, and people and how they are treated are key to any organisation’s success.
“It is also a constantly evolving field, with new case law and new trends in employment. In the last couple of years, we’ve had furlough to deal with and now there are new hybrid and agile working patterns and the prospect of industrial action in many more workplaces than has been the case for many years.
“Helping employers navigate those new challenges is at the heart of what we do, as there are always fresh developments in the workplace and how people work.”
Michael Cummins said: “We are very pleased indeed to have attracted a new partner of Fabienne’s calibre. Her extensive experience, including at the Employment Tribunal, and her commitment to providing outstanding service will be of great value to our clients.
“Our new business has great growth potential and we will be looking to recruit more colleagues at various stages of their careers.”
