| If you're looking for an employment law solicitor, | | | | to react. |
| then perhaps you've had no joy from your | | | | 6. You'll want to know how much experience your |
| Personnel or HR department, and want to know | | | | solicitor has in cases like yours, and what sort of |
| what your options are, and how to make sure | | | | success rate they have. You don't want to |
| that you choose the right solicitor for your needs. | | | | choose a solicitor that hasn't got much chance of |
| Here's what you need to know before you decide | | | | getting you the outcome you want. |
| to take legal action. | | | | 7. Employment Law solicitors are not just for |
| 1. Instructing an employment law solicitor is usually | | | | employee versus employer cases. Solicitors will |
| the last resort, and only necessary if things can't | | | | need to check that internal documents, such as |
| be sorted out internally. Perhaps you've been | | | | handbooks, and other policies are legally binding |
| accused of something, and have no other way to | | | | and not unfair. |
| prove your innocence, or want to know what | | | | 8. In addition, employee contracts will have to be |
| your rights are regarding redundancy. | | | | checked too. This is to make sure that they are |
| 2. You'll want to make sure that you choose a | | | | legal, and not discriminatory. |
| specialised employment law solicitor, or at least | | | | 9. Perhaps you'll choose a local solicitor so that it's |
| one with a comprehensive employment law | | | | easier to keep informed of how your case is |
| department, rather than a firm of solicitors better | | | | progressing, or perhaps you'll choose a firm that |
| known for criminal law, or commercial property | | | | are further away, but have a better reputation, |
| law. | | | | or more experience with cases like yours. |
| 3. Perhaps you'll ask friends and family to see if | | | | 10. If you're not sure whether there is a case to |
| they have any experience if you can't find a | | | | answer, why not ask an employee law solicitor? |
| solicitor for yourself. | | | | Perhaps you feel you're being bullied or |
| 4. You'll want your solicitor to be knowledgeable, | | | | discriminated against in the workplace, and want |
| and understand the position you're in. They'll then | | | | to know what to do if your claims are not being |
| be able to inform you whether you have a case, | | | | taken seriously. If they say that they can help |
| and what you should do next. | | | | you, are they the best solicitors for the job? |
| 5. Employment solicitors will have experienced | | | | Now you know how to get help with your |
| representing both sides of cases, and so will know | | | | workplace worries, perhaps now is the time to |
| what to expect, and how the other side is likely | | | | seek the advice of an employee law solicitor. |