Kathryn Clapp
Kathryn is a senior counsel - knowledge lawyer in the Employment, Pensions & Mobility group responsible for the group’s know-how, knowledge sharing and legal training requirements. She provides clients with the latest legal developments and their business impact. Kathryn co-edits and writes regularly for the group’s client newsletter, Law at Work, and also for external organisations on employment law matters. Prior to becoming a knowledge lawyer Kathryn advised commercial clients on a full range of contentious and non-contentious employment issues in the Employment group.
Career
| Since 2023 | Senior Counsel - Knowledge, Taylor Wessing |
| 2022 - 2023 | Senior Knowledge Lawyer, Taylor Wessing |
| 2016 - 2022 | Senior Professional Support Lawyer, Taylor Wessing |
| 2003 - 2016 | Professional Support Lawyer, Taylor Wessing |
| 2002 - 2003 | Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing |
| 1999 - 2002 | Senior Associate, Garretts |
| 1996 - 1999 | Associate, Field Fisher Waterhouse |
| 1994 - 1996 | Trainee, Field Fisher Waterhouse |
Education
| 1996 | Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales |
| 1993 | Law Society Finals with honours |
| 1992 | Common Professional Examination |
| 1991 | BA Hons, University of Cambridge |
Publications
'Corporate governance green paper: A deeper dive' HR Magazine, December 2016 |
Memberships & Associations
| Employment Lawyers Association Industrial Law Society Network for employment professional support lawyers PEN |
Additional languages
| English |
Latest news & insights
Law at Work: Hot topics
by Kathryn Clapp and Shireen Shaikh
Government publishes consultation response and revised draft Code of Practice on dismissal and re-engagement
Expected changes to employment legislation in 2024 and beyond
EAT provides guidance in relation to consultation for individual redundancies