MEET THE TEAM
Julie Ehlen
Julie is the CEO at Equality and Employment Law Centre. With more than 25 years’ experience in business management and management consultancy, Julie has worked in senior roles at a range of private, public and third sector organisations including Next Retail PLC, National Museums Liverpool, English Heritage in London and Liverpool Vision, the Mayor’s economic development company.
Julie directs the day-to-day operations of our organisation and has recently guided Equality and Employment Law through a challenging yet exciting period of business turnaround and transformation.
Julie is CIPD qualified and believes that an organisation’s most important asset is its people. Adept at cultivating and nurturing strategic collaboration and partnerships, Julie believes passionately in team development, quality management and operating with integrity.
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Denika Gilbert
Denika is Office Manager at Equality and Employment Law Centre. She has more than 15 years’ experience in customer service and holds a Diploma in Administrative Support. Denika previously worked in several financial institutions in Bermuda including HSBC and BF&M Insurance. Her role at Equality and Employment Law Centre is to provide administrative support to the entire team and to contribute to the smooth running of the office, the Legal Aid contract and to ensure the team is delivering the best possible client care.
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Helen Kendrick
Helen Kendrick joined EAEL in September 2018. She graduated from the University of Leicester with a 2:1 LLB Law Degree in July 2018. Recently she achieved a high distinction of 85% in her Professional Research Report for her Masters of Laws at the University of Law. The report focused on the blurred lines between the three different types of employment status – but Helen went further and investigated how the uncertainty of a worker’s status exposes those within the gig economy to vulnerability.
Helen deals with the litigation stages of mainly employment claims as she is a motivated aspiring Employment Law Solicitor. Her most fulfilling achievement thus far was the settlement of a disability discrimination claim against BUPA through judicial mediation; where not only did the client receive the full amount of her schedule of loss, but also obtained all reasonable adjustments requested, enabling her to return to work. Helen believes her main strength is her compassion and empathy for others, fuelling her passion for discrimination law and social justice.
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Aoife McGovern
Aoife joined EAEL in April 2019. She graduated from the University of Liverpool with a 2:1 Law Degree in July 2018. Whilst at University, Aoife participated in an Access to Justice module which sparked her interest in social justice and providing assistance to the most vulnerable. Aoife manages an average case load of 30 cases at a time, a mixture of both Employment Tribunal and County Court discrimination cases at the litigation stages. Aoife has achieved a range of settlements for her clients, including a £15,000 settlement for a client which was the full amount of her schedule of loss. Aoife is commencing her Solicitors Apprenticeship in January 2021, fulfilling her aspirations to become a Solicitor.
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Maria Davies
Maria joined as a volunteer in 2019. Her work experience at Equality and Employment Law has given her a passionate interest in the law and an insight into the practical application of the law, as well as the ability to work confidently as an individual.
She was a conscientious and committed A level student, who achieved three A-levels at grade A* in summer of 2020 and also recently gained a grade B in level 3 EPQ, demonstrating her ability to work at a high level independently and manage time effectively.
I was also interested by the broad variety of cases and the opportunity to assist those who may not otherwise afford representation. The fact that Equality and Employment Law is a registered charity and promotes ethical practice appeals to me.
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Joe Keegan
Joe has more than 20 years’ experience of working in and with the further education sector as a Contracts Director, Sales Manager and Employer Engagement specialist. He currently works as a Skills Broker for the Liverpool City Region Employment & Skills team within the LCR Combined Authority. His role brings him into contact with employers of all sizes and across a variety of sectors. Joe has an extensive understanding of the post-19 funding sector, funding rules and associated audit.
Joe is Chair of the Board of Trustees at Equality and Employment Law Centre as well as a Director of Evolve Enterprise CIC, a social enterprise based in Knowsley which supports learning and development projects to post-19 learners. He holds a Law degree, a Post Graduate Diploma in Further Education Management and was called as a Barrister by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.
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Pam Kenworthy OBE
Pam qualified as a solicitor in 1982 and was awarded an OBE for services to Legal Aid. Following ten years as a solicitor and partner specialising in personal injury and discrimination law at Thompsons, the trade union legal practice, Pam went into teaching and lectured in Employment Law at both Sheffield universities and Sheffield College.
On returning to legal practice in 1994, Pam became a partner in regional law firm Howells and from 2007 headed up their publicly funded telephone advice services (Community Legal Advice), delivering high volume legal advice in social welfare law and discrimination law. In addition, Pam managed two Community Legal Advice Centres. She now works as a legal services consultant and trainer, specialising in equality and diversity, leadership, performance and quality management, employee engagement, staffing and HR, restructuring and strategic resource management.
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