Sophia Zand

Senior Associate

01722 427 680

“A precise professional team, personable and clear in communication. Sophia Zand is a credible solicitor, warm, clear in her explanations, and willing to assist with scenarios, options, and likely outcomes.”

Legal 500, 2027

“I personally dealt with Sophia Zand; she was brilliant. She was able to help me navigate the situation, scenario plan, and create viable leads to resolving the case to our advantage. Sophia is trustworthy, pragmatic, and clear in her communication.”

Legal 500, 2027

“Sophia Zand was brilliant. She was able to successfully win my case and was very supportive and in regular contact and communication.”

Legal 500, 2026

“Sophia Zand and her team have been excellent to work with over the years, and particularly in recent months through some tricky merger-related employment issues. Good support from partners.”

Legal 500, 2026

“Sophia Zand is professional, pragmatic, approachable, and provides calm and knowledgeable advice when dealing with complex matters. She takes time to discuss and understand the business and individuals within it and is incredibly supportive and enables her client to see the calm after the storm. Undoubtedly the best employment lawyer I have dealt with.”

Legal 500, 2025

“Sophia Zand and Natasha Letchford are also great in their communication, advice and ability to react quickly to the situation in hand. Understand schools exceptionally well and have a nuanced approach to difficult issues.”

Legal 500, 2025

Sophia is a senior associate in our Employment Team. She joined Wilsons as a trainee in 2012 and qualified as a solicitor in 2014. 

Sophia provides commercial and strategic advice to a range of employers on a wide variety of employment matters including contracts, handbooks, restructures and redundancies, complex exits and grievance and disciplinary matters. Experienced in employment tribunal proceedings, she defends businesses in a broad range of claims including unfair dismissal, discrimination and breach of contract. 

In addition, Sophia acts for independent schools who wish to withdraw from the Teachers' Pension Scheme which includes advising on the collective consultation process and effecting a change in terms and conditions. 

Sophia provides practical and timely advice with a focus on solutions to support her clients. Sophia regularly speaks at the firm's HR and Trustee Training events and provides bespoke training in house.

Recent testimonials for Sophia include the following: 

"Knowing you were always on the end of the phone and a constant voice of reason and calm throughout helped me particularly. Also the speedy turnaround of work towards the end was critical I think in getting us across the line." 
Independent school client, 2020 

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