Ms ​Flannery ​joins ​ALG ​after ​four ​years ​as ​in-house ​senior legal counsel ​at ​a ​major ​global ​FMCG ​and ​consumer ​packed ​goods ​company, ​having ​recorded ​more ​than ​22 ​years’ ​experience ​more ​widely ​advising ​domestic ​and ​international ​clients ​on ​all ​aspects ​of ​employment ​and ​equality ​law.

Working ​alongside ​fellow ​employment partner ​Gareth ​Walls, ​she ​will ​continue ​to ​drive ​the ​growth ​of ​the ​firm’s ​eight-strong ​specialist ​employment ​team ​in ​Northern ​Ireland ​– ​the ​largest ​of ​its ​size ​in ​the ​local ​market.

Qualified ​in ​Northern ​Ireland, ​and ​England ​and ​Wales, ​she ​provides ​practical, ​commercially ​focused ​advice ​to ​employers ​across ​a ​wide ​range ​of ​sectors, ​supporting ​clients ​on ​day-to-day ​workplace ​issues ​alongside ​complex ​projects ​and ​disputes.

She ​advises ​on ​both ​contentious ​and ​non-contentious ​matters, ​including ​executive ​appointments, ​remuneration ​and ​severance, ​and ​TUPE ​considerations ​arising ​out ​of ​corporate ​transactions ​and ​outsourcing ​arrangements, ​complex ​industrial ​matters, ​contracts, ​policies ​and ​best-practice ​procedures. ​She ​regularly ​speaks ​at ​seminars ​on ​employment ​law ​developments ​and ​provides ​tailored ​client ​training ​across ​a ​range ​of ​workplace ​issues.

Ms Flannery ​said: ​”ALG ​has ​long ​been ​reputed ​as ​a ​leading ​law ​firm ​in ​the ​local ​market, ​with ​an ​exceptionally ​strong ​depth ​and ​breadth ​of ​expertise ​across ​all ​aspects ​of ​employment ​law ​and ​key ​specialisms ​in ​areas ​such ​as ​corporate ​immigration.

“It ​is ​a ​privilege ​to ​join ​such ​a ​progressive ​firm ​of ​this ​calibre ​at ​a ​time ​when ​the ​employment ​law ​landscape ​continues ​to ​evolve ​more ​rapidly ​than ​ever ​in ​Northern ​Ireland, ​the ​Republic ​of ​Ireland ​and ​Great ​Britain.

“Alongside ​contending ​with ​new ​legislation ​coming ​down ​the ​line ​through ​the ​Good ​Jobs ​Bill, ​employers ​are ​increasingly ​having ​to ​negotiate ​complexities ​brought ​about ​by ​the ​evolution ​of  technology, ​including ​the ​use ​of ​AI ​in ​the ​workplace ​and ​the ​increasing ​prominence ​of ​Data ​Subject ​Access ​Requests ​(DSARs) ​- ​all ​challenges ​that ​the ​Employment ​team ​at ​ALG ​are ​proactively ​embracing ​head-on ​with ​a ​diverse ​portfolio ​of ​domestic ​and ​international ​clients.”

Michael ​Neill, ​head ​of ​Office ​at ​ALG ​in ​Northern ​Ireland, ​welcomed ​Emma-Jane’s ​appointment ​saying: ​”Underpinned ​by ​her ​strong ​commercial ​focus ​and ​ambition ​for ​the ​firm, ​Emma-Jane’s ​experience ​across ​a ​number ​of ​leading ​law ​firms ​in ​GB ​and ​NI ​alongside ​her ​unique ​experience ​with ​a ​major ​global ​brand ​will ​undoubtedly ​prove ​to ​be ​a ​huge ​asset ​to ​ALG ​and ​our ​clients ​in ​the ​years ​to ​come.”