Health Versus Wealth With Dr Ben

Emma Hewitt, born in Coventry, now based in Birmingham, is a hard-working solicitor who specialises in HR and employment law. She works 60 hours a week and has 2 small children. Supporting employers and employees, her job is very stressful, especially when it comes to helping employees, who turn to her in their darkest hour. “I would say that my role is 90% counselling and 10% law,” she says. 

Emma deals with clients crying on the phone “most days”. She’s also had clients with “suicidal thoughts”. She is dedicated to supporting her clients, whether they be “Employers” or “Employees”. Which does she prefer? “Both have their challenges,” she replies diplomatically. 

During her childhood at home, she and her family used to watch ‘Kavanagh QC’ and she decided “she wanted to do that, although at that age you don’t realise there’s a difference between a barrister and a lawyer.” The famous TV series ran for 6 years (1995-2001) with the title role played by actor John Thaw, who went on to star in 'Minder' and 'Inspector Morse'.