Emma Pattenden

Principal Associate

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What can I do for you

Emma is a specialist in employment law advising clients in the public and private sector on a broad range of employment law issues. Much of her work involves litigation or dispute resolution. Equally, she also advises on internal processes and work in partnership with clients from an early stage in order to achieve practical solutions to issues before they escalate.

What do others say

A client thanked Emma for her “responsiveness, follow up” and “tenacity”. 

“I am extremely grateful for this and thank you for delaying your weekend to complete this for me. That’s what I call excellent customer care.” - Client

What else should you know?

She is part of the team that provides bespoke client trainings and seminars.

Outside the office Emma also provides pro bono legal advice through the Free Legal Advice Group (FLAG), run in association with the Citizens Advice Bureau.

Additional Information

Our employment tribunal fees

Please follow the link below to find out more about our legal fees.

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”