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Global Power 150 Women in Staffing

The Global Power 150 Women in Staffing honors a notable selection of female executives whose vision, achievements and leadership are elevating and transforming a global industry. 

2024 Global Power 150

Frances Lewis

Senior Lawyer – Contingent Workforce | Osborne Clarke

honoree profile

As a consultant at law firm Osborne Clarke, Frances Lewis focuses on supporting staffing companies globally with strategic planning, tax status, regulatory and M&A needs. Last year, she helped firms expand internationally, implement new operating models and prepare for legal challenges to self-employment and gig working. She plans to guide staffing companies through upcoming changes from the new Labour government, including banning zero-hour contracts and enforcing tax compliance. As a trainee lawyer in the late ’90s, she advised on one of the first MSPs in the UK and upon qualification joined the team specialised in advising on contingent workforce arrangements.