Karen Sanderson

Employment Partner

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Karen is a highly experienced employment lawyer advising companies, HR professionals, in-house lawyers, senior management and senior executives on a full range of employment issues, both contentious and non-contentious. She advises on issues such as settlement agreements, family friendly rights, discrimination, disciplinary and grievance issues, managing attendance, Employment Tribunal claims, trade union issues, whistleblowing, redundancy, restructuring, corporate transactions, outsourcing, insourcing and TUPE. Her style is to listen to her client’s aims and then provide advice in a format to suit them on how the law can be deployed to reach those aims in the most effective and practical way. Karen has been a recommended lawyer in Legal 500 since 2013 and is recognised as a leading individual in the North West. Karen set up Bradshaw Trees Law in 2021, having worked as a Consultant Employment Partner at Analysis Legal LLP for 5 years. Prior to this, she set up and headed the employment team in the Manchester office of Shoosmiths LLP, and spent 10 years at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. Karen has also run training courses on employment law issues for MBL Seminars.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 319657

  • Based in Manchester, Greater Manchester
  • Licensed for 23 years

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Karen is a highly experienced employment lawyer advising companies, HR professionals, in-house lawyers, senior management and senior executives on a full range of employment issues, both contentious and non-contentious. She advises on issues such as settlement agreements, family friendly rights, discrimination, disciplinary and grievance issues, managing attendance, Employment Tribunal claims, trade union issues, whistleblowing, redundancy, restructuring, corporate transactions, outsourcing, insourcing and TUPE. Her style is to listen to her client’s aims and then provide advice in a format to suit them on how the law can be deployed to reach those aims in the most effective and practical way. Karen has been a recommended lawyer in Legal 500 since 2013 and is recognised as a leading individual in the North West. Karen set up Bradshaw Trees Law in 2021, having worked as a Consultant Employment Partner at Analysis Legal LLP for 5 years. Prior to this, she set up and headed the employment team in the Manchester office of Shoosmiths LLP, and spent 10 years at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. Karen has also run training courses on employment law issues for MBL Seminars.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 319657

  • Based in Manchester, Greater Manchester
  • Licensed for 23 years

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  • Analysis Legal LLP

    Consultant

    Until Present

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  • EN English

Opening hours

Monday 09:00–17:00
Tuesday 09:00–17:00
Wednesday 09:00–17:00
Thursday 09:00–17:00
Friday 09:00–17:00
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

Bradshaw Trees Barn, Chatterton Lane, Mellor, Stockport, SK6 5NF

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S L Wan

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Highly professional legal service

I knew Karen through my previous redundancy and she showed highly professional legal service to explain the settlement agreement and ensure that I understood it. She would provide legal advice when I asked her opinion that was very helpful.

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Thank you, we're glad to have been of help again

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Post Exit Employment Issues

After re-signing from my position after 14 years, there were post exit issues I was not expecting. I reached out to Karen, who was amazing. She guided me through the process (certain parts of this were really uncomfortable), however with Karen's knowledge I trusted her and the process which resulted in a really positive outcome. I would not hesitate in recommending Karen, for anyone who needs assistance in navigating employment issues and understanding their rights. Thanks again Karen.

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Pauline Hale

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Employment

Settlement Agreement

Thorough, speed of response and clearly having my interests at the forefront.

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We always aim to get the best outcome for our clients. Thanks for the review, much appreciated.

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Lydia Herbert

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Amazing

Could not of asked for a better lawyer! So thorough and kind. Had trust in her all the way through the process and she delivered!

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Thank you from both Karen and Liz

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Recommend without hesitation

I’ve worked with Karen for over 10 years, every time I’ve joined or left a business, and her support has been invaluable. She’s consistently responsive and timely, and gives guidance that’s very clear. I recommend her without hesitation.

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Thank you for the recommend and for returning because you really value Karen and the Team

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