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Employment law & HR support

Our employment law solicitors assist with your workplace matters, from drafting policies or contracts to ensuring compliance, helping you create a healthy, productive, and legally secure environment.

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what we handle

The employment issues we handle most often

Most employment problems don’t start with a tribunal claim. They start with a contract that was never updated, a policy nobody followed, or a difficult conversation that was put off. These are the ones we see most weeks at Lawyerly.

Employment contracts

You are hiring and need it done properly

We draft or update employment contracts, contractor agreements and offer letters, so every new hire starts on terms that protect the business and are clear from day one.

Disciplinary and grievance

A performance or conduct issue has come up

We guide you through the disciplinary, grievance or capability process step by step, with the letters and meeting notes done right, so the outcome holds up if it is challenged.

Redundancy and dismissal

You need to let someone go

Whether it is a redundancy, a dismissal or a settlement agreement, we plan the process with you, handle the paperwork and reduce the risk of a claim landing afterwards.

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How we help you stay compliant and in control

Employment law changes every year, and so does your team. Every hire, promotion, policy and departure changes what you need in place. We build a set of contracts and policies that fits the size of your business, then keep them current as the law and your headcount move.

When something does go wrong, whether that is a grievance, a long-term absence or a dismissal that is being challenged, you already have a solicitor who knows your business and can act the same day.

Employment contracts and policies

Employment and contractor agreements, staff handbooks and the policies the law expects you to have, drafted for how your business actually works rather than downloaded from a template.

Compliance and day-to-day HR advice

Practical advice on pay, working time, holiday, family leave, flexible working and discrimination law, so your managers make the right call before it becomes a problem.

Disputes, dismissals and settlements

We steer you through disciplinaries, grievances, redundancies and exits, and draft the settlement agreements that close matters cleanly, so you avoid formal legal action wherever possible.

Why work with us

Finally, legal support that keeps up

With Lawyerly, it stops being a worry, and becomes an advantage.

  • Senior expertise

    We pair you with one of our qualified solicitors whose expertise and experience fits your business.

  • On-demand legal support

    Work with your legal professional through our online Client Hub. Wherever you are, whenever you need us.

  • Predictable fees

    Pay a monthly subscription or a fixed fee for one-off work. The price is always agreed before we start.

Meet our commercial solicitors

Big-firm expertise in your corner

Our commercial solicitors have worked at top-tier law firms and global legal departments, the kind of senior legal team most SMEs can't justify building in-house.

Patricia Tinn

Legal Service Director

James Conning

Commercial Solicitor

Ashrelle Parker-Belgrave

Commercial Solicitor

Dr Jackie Nagtegaal

Co-Founder & Director

Willem van der Merwe

Co-Founder

Jan Nagtegaal

Director

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Frequently asked questions

Answers to the questions we hear most often, on how the subscription works, what it covers and how we charge.

Everything a growing business needs to employ people properly without an in-house HR lawyer. That covers employment and contractor agreements, staff handbooks and policies, advice on pay, holiday, family leave and flexible working, support through disciplinaries, grievances, redundancies and dismissals, and settlement agreements when a role comes to an end. Subscribers also get ongoing advice as the team grows and the law changes, which is where most compliance gaps open up.

Employment and HR support is included in our subscription plans, or you can instruct us on a fixed fee for a one-off piece of work, such as a new contract, a policy suite or a settlement agreement. The fee is always agreed before we start, so there is no hourly-rate surprise from us.

You must give every employee a written statement of their terms on or before their first day, and you must have disciplinary and grievance procedures in place. Beyond that, the law does not list every policy you need, but tribunals expect to see clear, consistently applied policies on matters such as equality, sickness absence, flexible working and data protection. A well-drafted handbook is the cheapest protection a small employer can buy.

Yes. Most unfair dismissal claims are lost on process rather than substance, so we plan the route with you before anything is said: the reason, the evidence, the meetings, the letters and the right of appeal. Where a clean exit makes more sense than a process, we draft the settlement agreement and manage the negotiation.

Acknowledge it in writing, then call us before you respond. We help you investigate properly, hold the meeting, decide the outcome and set out the reasons and the right of appeal. Handled well, most grievances are resolved internally. Handled badly, they become the evidence in a later claim.

Our focus is on resolving matters before they get that far. Most workplace disputes settle once both sides can see their position clearly, and we negotiate settlements directly with the employee or their adviser. If a claim is issued, we tell you straight away what it means and what your options are, so you are never left guessing.

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Willem van der Merwe

Co-Founder

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