Natalie Williams is a Legal Director in the employment team, based in the Cambridge office.
Having worked at a Top 10 law firm for over 7 years and in house on secondment to Barclays Bank in Canary Wharf, Natalie has experienced life as an employment lawyer advising employers in highly demanding, fast paced environments and is driven to deliver client service excellence.
Recognised by the Legal 500 as a “Rising Star” and latterly as a “Leading Associate”, Natalie provides clear, practical and commercial employment law advice to her clients. Appreciating that no two companies are the same, she takes a keen interesting in understanding her clients’ businesses and their culture to find solutions tailored to their needs.
Natalie has acted for employers across a variety of sectors including financial services, technology, charities, manufacturing, health, foreign embassies, transport and construction. Natalie is skilled in handling a broad range of employment matters across a wide variety of business sectors, including restructures, redundancies and complex Tribunal litigation including in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
Recent work highlights
Acting for a political party in its successful defence of claims for unfair dismissal and race discrimination brought by a former employee.
Acting for a manufacturing employer in its successful defence of an appeal by a Claimant arising from an interim decision of the Employment Tribunal. The Claimant was subsequently refused leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal.
Advising a tech sector employer on a collective redundancy exercise which was completed successfully without any claims arising.
Experience and education
2026 Legal Director, Birketts LLP
2016 – 2026 Senior Associate, then Managing Associate, Greenwoods Legal Services Ltd
February 2011 – August 2011 In-house Legal Counsel at Barclays Bank, Canary Wharf, London (secondee)
2011 – 2015 Senior Associate, Eversheds
2008 – 2011 Solicitor/Associate, Eversheds
2004 Qualified as a Solicitor