Louise Brenlund

Louise is a partner and the Employment Team Leader at Warners Solicitors. As a specialist employment lawyer with a passion for the education sector, Louise closely follows the rapidly changing education landscape, frequently delivering webinars on contemporary topics, writing for the Independent School Management Plus and Trust Leadership Today magazines, and discussing and advising those in the education sector on the challenging nature of employment law issues.

The education work that Louise undertakes collaborating with Boards, governors, Senior Leaders and HR professionals  in meeting employment law challenges and supporting them to make the right decisions for their establishment whilst ensuring legal compliance and minimising the risk of costly employment tribunal claims.

Louise has worked with maintained, independent and faith schools as well as single academy and multi-academy trusts. With specific sector specialist knowledge and experience including academy conversions, admissions, behaviour and exclusions, governance, safeguarding, statutory obligations and trustee duties, Louise provides an invaluable insight into the intricacies of education and employment law; her expertise is appreciated by both employers and employees alike. Louise also has a passion for staff wellbeing, which is reflected in her compassionate and focused work.

Outside of work, Louise is a Trustee and Director of the Rivermead Inclusive Trust and sits on the on the Finance Risk and Audit Committee.  The RIT is a multi-academy trust , which champions equality for all within education, an ethos which Louise keenly supports in all aspect so her work and life. She also spent four years as a Governor at a single-academy UTC, during which time she supported the evolution of the academy into a multi-academy trust.