Law firm Flint Bishop has further expanded its employment team with two senior appointments in the space of a week.
Siobhan Mulrey, based at the firm’s Birmingham office, joins as a partner from national law firm Irwin Mitchell, where she spent close to nine years honing her skills and building a strong reputation in the legal industry. Her previous experience also includes working at Harrison Clark Rickerbys and Higgs LLP.
She brings with her a wealth of experience in all aspects of employment law including absence management, grievances, disciplinaries, pay disputes, redundancies, contract and policy drafting, as well as settlement negotiations, and strategic advice on large-scale restructures.
Notably, Mulrey provided significant support and influence in Irwin Mitchell’s national education sector focus, leading on its work for schools and multi-academy trusts.
Other recent work highlights include representing a multi-academy trust in the defence of claims for disability discrimination and constructive unfair dismissal, supporting a multi-national PLC energy business in a complex closure and relocation project, and representing a large construction and property management business in a high-stakes whistleblowing and unfair dismissal case.
In addition, Mark Fearn, has been appointed as business development manager and will be based at the firm’s Derby headquarters.
Fearn joins the company from MHR Global Ltd, a leading SaaS provider across the UK and Ireland, where he successfully led a team of 17 business development representatives with varying specialties. His team was responsible for all new business leads and in 2022, exceeded all lead targets contributing to the achievement of the annual business target of £105m.
He brings with him over 10 years’ experience in sales and new business development and throughout his career has successfully built, led, and developed teams, motivating and coaching them to exceed sales targets and provide an excellent level of service.
In his new role, Fearn will assume line management responsibility of a newly created team of business development executives tasked with generating new business opportunities and qualified appointments with senior decision-makers.
Louise Easthope, Partner and Head of Employment at Flint Bishop, said: “I am thrilled to welcome Siobhan and Mark to Flint Bishop at an exciting period of growth for the firm.
“Their experience and knowledge will undoubtedly enrich our team and broaden our capabilities, which will contribute significantly to our success in expanding our client base and achieving our business goals.
“These appointments mark a significant milestone in the strategic growth of both the firm’s employment department and the wider Derby and Birmingham offices.”
