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Employment lawyers for employers

Our employment law team work alongside clients, as trusted partners navigating the best course of action. 

If you are in the business of employing people you may need our help

The relationship between a company and its employees is fundamental to everything from its reputation to its culture, innovation, adaptability and ultimately its bottom line.  When the relationship goes wrong, there can be a huge negative ripple effect.  Our team of trusted employment lawyers take great pride in supporting all types of businesses with their employment issues, navigating complex employment laws, providing strategic and commercial advice that protects the business, avoids or limits claims and swiftly resolves disputes when they do arise.

Our team also has access to a global network of international lawyers and specialist HR consultants and our close work with the CBI and the ILO means we keep to our finger on the pulse of planned changes to employment laws at the highest level.   Businesses need more than just access to technical knowledge, they need their advisors to work in partnership, understand their business and find solutions – that is what we do.

 

What services we can offer

Support can come in many forms.  It may be a quick call to our hotline for reassurance or a multi-disciplinary team providing you with strategic advice and guidance on a major restructure.  Whether you are an SME or a large international corporate we have specialists who can provide support and advice at the right level to your managers, HR team or in-house legal on any of the following and more:

We can also provide you with specialists in High Court procedures and experts who can undertake independent investigations on your behalf.

Contact Our Business Employment Lawyers 

If you need advice on any employment or HR matters please contact our team of specialist employment lawyers. 

 

An exceptional balance of expertise and personality.”

Legal 500

Key contacts

Monica Atwal

Managing Partner

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+44 118 960 4605

Katie Glendinning

Partner

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+44 118 960 4610

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“They are an excellent employment team that is committed and hard-working.”

Chambers 2024

“The Clarkslegal employment team is impressive. The team approach means they have specialists in areas other than employment to draw advice from quickly and efficiently where issues falling outside the confines of employment arises, meaning they truly are a full service law firm that can cater for and address all of a client’s legal concerns and issues.”

Legal 500 2024

“The employment team have worked hard to understand our model, sector and culture, and tailor their insight accordingly. They continue to find ways to add greater value and align to our strategic journey.”

Chambers 2024

“What sets the employment team apart from their counterparts and makes them truly exceptional is the significant investment of their time and resources which is put into their cases and into understanding and appreciating their client’s needs and concerns whether or not strictly within the legal sphere. In addition they truly appear to have their finger on the pulse in terms of what practical issues are facing tribunals both in Reading and London which is invaluable when making strategic decisions on the conduct of a case.”

Legal 500 2024

“The employment team have the ability to deal with matters in a pragmatic manner.”

Chambers 2024

“Within the employment team, from top to bottom a depth of legal knowledge is apparent. They regularly produce articles, undertake internal training and appear readily cognisant of the latest legal developments in this field.”

Legal 500 2024