Jo is a senior employment law consultant at Bellevue Law, with over two decades of experience advising clients on complex, business-critical matters. A former equity partner at top-20 UK law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, she brings deep legal expertise and commercial insight to every instruction. She advises boards, CEOs, company directors, HR leads, partner groups, senior executives, trustees and investors across a broad spectrum of employment and partnership issues.
Jo has acted for and against organisations in the public, private and third sectors, across industries including legal services, energy, finance, sport, hospitality, government, media, healthcare and retail. Clients value her clear and calm approach, sound judgement, and ability to manage complex matters with care and efficiency, often amid significant external pressure.
She is particularly skilled at navigating the challenges of high-profile and high-stakes negotiations, balancing legal risk with commercial realities. Known for building strong working relationships, Jo combines legal rigour with warmth and responsiveness, adapting to the needs of varied stakeholders.
Jo served as a trustee of the UK human rights charity Reprieve for ten years and maintains a strong focus on values-led work. She is consistently recognised for her professional excellence, with The Legal 500 noting her as “well-versed across the full gamut of employment law,” and clients describing her as “immensely impressive… with a very quick grasp of the situation.”
