The Employment Lawyers’ Association (ELA) has elected Linklaters head of employment Raymond Jeffers as the new chair of the national association.

Jeffers takes over from Julian Hemming, an employment partner at Osborne Clarke, who has chaired the organisation for the past two years. “It is an honour and a privilege to be elected as chairman of the ELA. I am very much looking forward to working with a great team of employment lawyers,” Jeffers said.