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Elliott Flockhart

Associate

What can I do for you

Elliott qualified as a solicitor in 2023 and joined Mills & Reeve as an employment associate in January 2026.

He has experience advising clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters across multiple sectors, including finance, professional services, education and early years. His contentious work includes defending tribunal claims involving unfair dismissal, discrimination and sexual harassment. He has advised businesses on proposed terminations, holiday pay and National Minimum Wage issues, and has supported employers through restructuring and reorganisation processes, including redundancy consultation. Elliott also advises on restrictive covenant enforceability, employee and worker status, capability procedures for employees on long term sick leave, and settlement agreement processes.

On the non-contentious side, Elliott has experience in reviewing and drafting employment contracts, policies and handbooks, delivering sexual harassment training, and conducting employee due diligence during corporate share sales.

Supporting your ambitions

Elliott provides clear, pragmatic employment law advice tailored to clients’ commercial priorities, that reflects each client’s unique stance on risk. Across all matters, he provides practical, commercially aligned solutions and applies strong emotional intelligence to support clients through often sensitive and challenging issues.

Elliott recognises that effective employment support must be clear, succinct and easily translatable into the day-to-day management of a workforce.

What do others say

Clients describe Elliott as hardworking, reliable and effective, with an approachable and understanding manner. He is recognised for delivering commercially focused, pragmatic advice that supports clients across the full spectrum of their employment needs. Whether dealing with sensitive disputes or guiding businesses through complex structural changes, Elliott is valued for his calm professionalism, responsiveness, and his ability to translate legal issues into clear, actionable guidance.

What else should you know

Elliott has a strong interest in sport and is actively growing his professional network within the industry. He is an avid golfer and marathon runner, having completed six marathons and fundraising for Prostate Cancer UK and Alzheimer’s Society.

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.

As many clients will testify, too many lawyers deliver the required legal expertise but fail to deliver an outstanding client experience. Which is why we always listen to our clients and constantly ask ourselves what we can do to deliver the results you expect.

You expect a close and attentive working relationship, with a lawyer that is responsive and available when you need them. You also want clear, pragmatic and commercial advice tailored to your needs, and transparency and certainty on costs. We completely agree. That’s why every day, through our culture and approach we are committed to delivering the exceptional results and service our clients expect of us.

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  • Employment