The Employment Team at Paris Smith LLP is one of the largest teams in the South, and is recognised by both the Chambers and Legal 500 legal directories as one of the top employment practices (ranking it as a "Band 1" team).

The Chambers entry for 2010 was:-

"This remains one of the top employment practices in the area, acting for an enviable client list and eliciting great feedback... Clive Dobbin is singled out by clients for his "fantastic knowledge and experience in complex cases".  David Roath also gains much praise for explaining legal arguments in an understandable way".

Our team all specialise solely in employment law, and have extensive experience of advising on the full range of employment law issues, including:-

  • Employment contracts and policies;
  • Poor performance and discipline issues;
  • Redundancies and restructuring;
  • Employment issues related to mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing and TUPE;
  • Compromise agreements;
  • Tribunal claims, including representation at tribunal hearings.

The team acts for a broad spectrum of clients, from small local owner managed businesses to large national public companies.

Should employment law issues arise, we recognise the need for prompt advice.  Our aim is to work in partnership with our clients.  We aim to get to know our clients, so that we can provide employment law advice which is of practical application and which is commercially aware.

We also aim to be pro-active, working with you to avoid problems arising.  This can include conducting annual reviews of your contracts and policies, to ensure that they are compliant with ever-changing employment law, and also the provision of in-house training to your HR team and/or your managers.  We also aim to keep you up to date, with regular e-mail updates, newsletters and seminars.