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Ian Watson

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Senior Counsel, Labour & Employment at Arrive
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Ian is an accomplished Senior Counsel at Arrive, specializing in Labour & Employment law. His background includes senior legal roles at major technology and consumer goods companies like Shopify, Amazon, and Kimberly-Clark. He is a University of Bristol graduate and is described as a lawyer with "excellent commercial nous".

In 2017, he was distinguished as the European Counsel of the Year for Employment.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Senior Counsel, Labour & Employment
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Ian shows up

Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator
Fast But Analytical

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Ian cares about

Employment Law
A specialist with senior in-house counsel experience at several multinational corporations, focusing on labour and employment legal matters.
Tech Sector Legal
Has held senior legal positions at high-growth tech companies including Arrive, Shopify, and Amazon, navigating complex employment issues in the industry.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Senior Counsel, Labour & Employment
Arrive
5-2024 - 1-2025
Associate General Counsel, Employment
Shopify
6-2021 - 5-2024
Senior Legal Counsel - EMEA Employment & Labour
Kimberly-Clark
3-2015 - 6-2021
Senior Corporate Counsel - Employment
Amazon UK
8-2013 - 2-2015
EMEA Employment & Litigation Lawyer
TIBCO Software Limited
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Media appearances

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Education
2000 - 2001
Legal Practice Course
Nottingham Law School
1996 - 1999
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
University of Bristol
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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