Sarah Gilzean

Partner

Sarah is an accredited specialist in discrimination law, one of only fourteen in Scotland.

Sarah is highly regarded in the sector as a discrimination lawyer and is Convener of the Law Society Equalities Law Reform Committee and a member of the Scottish Discrimination Law Association.

Sarah is also an accredited specialist in employment and discrimination law and has particular expertise in equal pay and industrial relations. Sarah acts for a wide range of clients in the public and private sectors. Sarah also has particular expertise in the education sector and regularly advises independent schools in relation to accessibility, discrimination matters and parental complaints. She gives practical, easy to understand advice and is focused on achieving her clients' objectives at all times.

She regularly advises clients in relation to senior exits, TUPE and redundancy, disciplinary and grievance, contractual disputes, whistleblowing, discrimination, equal pay and industrial relations. She appears on behalf of clients in the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal and is regularly asked to speak at conferences and training seminars on employment law and discrimination topics.

Sarah is ranked by Chambers for Employment Law and as a notable practitioner in Education. She is also named as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500.

She is extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of employment law, and has provided very sound and helpful advice in a number of challenging cases.

Chambers and Partners

Calm, effective and authoritative, with a good range of experience.

Chambers and Partners

She is a highly experienced and competent lawyer who immediately homes in on and understands issues, bringing appropriate advice while understanding your institutional context.

Chambers and Partners

She is extremely responsive and able to assimilate information very quickly.

Chambers and Partners

She's incredibly knowledgeable but she has a down to earth and simple way of explaining things. She has a good understanding of HR and the business, and tailors her advice accordingly.

Chambers and Partners

She knows our school's approach well and tailors her advice accordingly. She is clear and great to work with.

Chambers and Partners

Sarah has been outstanding on a number of pupil-related issues.

Chambers and Partners

Sarah is excellent - she is highly skilled, experienced and incredibly efficient.

Chambers and Partners

Sarah provides an exceptional level of service and she articulates points clearly and considers all angles of a scenario.

Chambers and Partners

Sarah was excellent and kept the price to a minimum but still delivered the 'goods'.

Client feedback

Sarah Gilzean was a very hands-on, accessible, a trusted adviser who quickly became part of our team.

Legal 500

She provided strong all round support.

Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2025

I trust her advice implicitly due to her demonstrable understanding of the sector in which we operate and her proven track record providing advice across a wide variety of employment-related matters.

Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2025

Sarah Gilzean knows our business, our ethos and our approach, and she consistently delivers advice in line with our appetite for risk. An exceptional professional

Legal 500