Employment Law Solicitors - Leicester, Market Harborough and UK
We provide a national, UK-wide employment law service.
We advise individuals about employment law
and ways to resolve employer issues.
Our team of Employment solicitors consists of dedicated law specialists who deal exclusively with employment tribunal claims and employment law cases across the UK. The team has over 30 years’ experience collectively and have wide, in-depth knowledge of all employment matters and disputes on a national basis.
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From our offices based in Leicester and Market Harborough, Lawson-West’s expert employment solicitors and lawyers have significant, national experience in employment law. We review and manage hundreds of employment claims including settlement agreements, redundancy disputes, discrimination and unfair dismissal matters. Our solicitors can advise on any issue you might have with your employer and the claims we handle include Employment Tribunal cases where we have significant experience, sexual discrimination matters, equality matters, unfair dismissal and redundancy.
Our team of experienced employment law solicitors is one of several that attend Citizens Advice clients in Leicestershire and we are recognised locally for our significant experience of claimant work, as well as advising employers.
Why Use Lawson-West?
We provide employment law advice nationally.
Our Employment Law team conducts every claim in order to provide accurate and quality advice and to make sure you secure the outcome you require. From our offices in Leicestershire we provide employment law advice nationally including Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and others. Several clients prefer to appoint a non-local employment lawyer to represent them.
Our solicitors and lawyers are fully trained in all matters ranging from early conciliation through to legal disputes. We are committed to accomplishing excellent results while avoiding the need for employment tribunals where possible.
Stringent audits are carried out on a regular basis to ensure the standard of our service and handling of our clients is consistently of a high standard.
We offer complimentary initial consultations to help you find out where you stand, at a time and place that is suitable for you and your needs. We are a national expert provider of free legal employment advice and also offer free walk-in employment advice as follows (subject to solicitors and lawyers availability):
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Leicester Office - Mondays 1.00-3.00pm, Wednesdays 10am-12pm & Fridays 11am-1pm
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Market Harborough Office – Thursdays 11am to 1pm
Appointments are also available at Oakham, Melton Mowbray, Leicester City Centre and at your home if required. Alternatively if you find yourself in a situation where you are facing difficulties with your employer, please fill in the free Contact Us form or call our expert solicitors and lawyers on 0116 212 1000 or 01858 445 480 and we will get in touch as soon as possible.
Have you seen our Redundancy Time Limit Calculator -
it helps you to calculate the time limits left on your redundancy claim
and if you are eligible to make a claim within legal timescales.
Please remember there are strict time limits in Employment claims therefore you should take good legal advice as soon as possible.
No-Win No-Fee
We offer a wide range of funding options including no-win no-fee agreements, so that you can choose the best arrangement that you can afford. Please visit our No Win No Fee page, for more information.
Legal Expense Insurance
Our solicitors and lawyers have agreements with Legal Expense Insurers meaning we are familiar with their terms and conditions, and can act in your best interests using the benefit of the insurance to minimise your legal costs. We have entered into service level agreements with the insurers which are continually monitored to provide a high-quality service to all, and ensure maximum compensation.
We can also provide competitive private funding for your claim if required. Above all, we pride ourselves on finding the right method of funding so that you have the security of knowing your claim can be funded from the outset of the matter, to its conclusion.
If you believe you have a situation where you require free legal advice, please contact us on telephone 0116 212 1000 or 01858 445 480, alternatively complete the free Contact Us form and we will get in touch as soon as possible.
Download our Employment Law Factsheet or our Employment Law services for Employees PDF.
See our website pages on Settlement Agreements:
What is a settlement agreement?
What is the settlement agreement process?
What to expect in a Settlement Agreement?
Implications of Restrictive Covenants
Employment Tribunal Claims
Articles:
Discrimination - Sexual Orientation in the Workplace
Stress At Work - the 21st Century Epidemic
What our clients say
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| Sejal Patel, Senior Associate Solicitor Employment Team, Lawson-West Solicitors, Leicester |
Joao Madeira, Paralegal Employment Team, Lawson-West Solicitors, Leicester |
A Leicester employment client:
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"I would just like to add my thanks to Sejal and Joao for their help and support throughout the matter, I’ve engaged with the law in a couple of ways over my professional career due to the nature of my work; however, this was my first time being a directly involved party with all the stresses and anxieties - you both were a great support and I can only express gratitude for taking the time to listen to my story and believing in me back in June."
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Was there one thing that made our service special and stand out?
"Thorough and well articulated explanations regarding the appeal process, ‘negotiation’, ACAS early conciliation, and the lead up to the tribunal itself."
"Excellent service from beginning to end! Ashley has been so helpful from my initial call right through to completion. Very knowledgable, professional and always on hand to respond to emails and calls without delay whilst offering me invaluable advice and guidance."
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Sejal Patel, Associate Solicitor, Employment Team, Lawson-West Solicitors, Leicester |
"Splendid service from the start, excellent communication.
I would definitely recommend you to other people.
I am very grateful to all your staff."
Sejal Patel, Associate Solicitor,
Lawson-West Solicitors, Leicester
"Sejal Patel always kept me informed and was very helpful. I would recommend yoursleves. Very professional.
Sejal Patel, Solicitor
Lawson-West Solicitors, Leicester
"Sejal was very compassionate during our initial call, when I was distraught and quickly got back to me that she was willing to take on my case and clearly outlined the terms and conditions. This was very helpful to me. She also helped to put into perspective some of the distressing responses frequently received from the respondent which compounded the impact on my well-being. Thank you Sejal for getting me a positive outcome for my claim… and for all of your help in finally getting to a resolution in this matter."
Vaishali Thakerar, Director, Employment
Lawson West Solicitors, Leicester
A comment from a recent employment client:
"Thank you once again for all your advice and support."
Ashley Hunt, Director and Employment Solicitor
Lawson-West Solicitors, Leicester
A recent Google 5-Star Review from an employment client:
"Ashley Hunt is a brilliant legal adviser. He made sure I understood everything and really went above and beyond. All in all my experience has been 5 star. The support staff are friendly and helpful. I would definitely use Lawson West again! Thank you so much for bringing my matter to a successful conclusion and thanks for your patience when things didn’t go quite to plan."
Ashley Hunt, Director and Employment Solicitor
Lawson-West Solicitors, Leicester
On a recent employment matter:
"I would like to extend my thanks to you and your team for all your help and support over the past months whom without I would not of been able to get this far."
Sejal Patel, Solicitor
Lawson-West Solicitors, Leicester
A recent employment matter for our client:
"I liked how I was listened to and understood. The past few months have been really difficult for me, both mentally and financially. You have shown such care and have been so supportive towards me, I very much appreciate this and can’t thank you enough. Also, how quickly this has all been sorted out. Keeping me informed of the progress from start to finish.
I am so very impressed with your company and I will always recommend you."
