Jessica-Alice Curtis
Biography
Jessica-Alice Curtis is a senior associate in Baker McKenzie’s London Employment team, advising multinational employers on contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including complex and sensitive workplace issues.
She joined Baker McKenzie in 2020, having trained at a London-based international firm and completed a secondment at a global beverage company.
She joined Baker McKenzie in 2020, having trained at a London-based international firm and completed a secondment at a global beverage company.
Practice Focus
Jessica-Alice has particular experience in large-scale workforce reorganisations, outsourcing, domestic litigation, with a particular focus on conducting and advising on workplace investigations.
She provides day-to-day HR advice, coordinates global employment projects, and manages the post-acquisition employment aspects of transactions.
She provides day-to-day HR advice, coordinates global employment projects, and manages the post-acquisition employment aspects of transactions.
Representative Legal Matters
- Conducting an internal investigation, involving national and international complexities relating to pay practices, HR governance, and engagement with regulators and auditors.
- Advising a global technology company on a large-scale workforce integration and collective redundancy exercise.
- Representing a multinational professional services company in a complex disability discrimination claim in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal.
- Advising on sensitive senior employee and executive exits, including settlement negotiations, post-termination restrictions and related regulatory considerations.
- Advising multinational employers on the full employment lifecycle, from recruitment and ongoing employee relations matters through to exits and terminations.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Employment Lawyers Association - Member
Corporate Responsibility
Jessica-Alice contributes to the Firm’s pro bono and responsible business initiatives, including supporting social mobility programmes and providing advisory support to a humanitarian organisation. She is also a Mental Health First Aider.
Admissions
- England & Wales (Solicitor)~United Kingdom (2017)
Education
- University of Exeter (B.A. English Literature)
- BPP University (Legal Practice Course)
- The University of Law (Graduate Diploma in Law)
Languages
- English
Baker & McKenzie LLP is a member of Baker & McKenzie International.