Human Resources
Employment law is just part of what we do. We have years of experience in HR advice and offer support to all types of businesses.
Commercial yet compassionate, we provide employers with day-to-day advice and support that empowers them to make the right decisions for all their people.
As experienced HR solicitors, we combine that day-to-day HR knowledge with full employment law expertise, so advice is both practical and legally robust.
Our experience
We provide support and advice on a wide range of HR matters so you stay on the right side of the law and minimise the risk of employment litigation without sacrificing the success and progress of your business.
As well as being on the end of a phone or at your side for day-to-day HR queries, the Employment, HR and Immigration team delivers complex project work, covering everything from investigations and discipline to restructures, redundancies, coaching and mediation.
Our clients
Our team works with companies across the UK, supporting businesses in sectors such as health and social care, education, manufacturing and engineering, equestrian, childcare and landscape gardening. Whether you’re an SME or a large corporate, we provide valuable HR advice that’s underpinned by our unrivalled experience in the world of employment law. We also offer a specialist service for vets and dentists under our HR4vets and HR4dentists services.
Our pricing structure is flexible and mirrors the fact that our clients are diverse. We know that one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to supporting your people, so ask us about our day rates and retainers, as well as our fixed cost project work. Our services are always tailored to fit the individual needs of your business. Whether you need ongoing support or advice on a single issue, our HR solicitors are on hand to help.
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Frequently Asked Questions
HR solicitors combine day-to-day HR knowledge with full employment law expertise, advising on everything from staff handbooks and disciplinary processes to redundancies and tribunal risk. HCR Law’s HR solicitors work as an extension of your team, giving practical, commercially minded HR legal advice rather than just a legal opinion on paper.
HR legal advice covers the day-to-day running of your people function, contracts, performance, absence, conduct, alongside the legal framework behind it, while general employment law advice tends to focus on the legal position alone. HCR Law’s HR solicitors blend both, so guidance is grounded in practical HR experience as well as the law.
Yes, even established HR teams benefit from human resources legal advice on complex or high risk issues, redundancies, investigations, tribunal claims, where getting it wrong carries real cost. HCR Law’s HR solicitors work alongside in-house HR teams, providing additional expertise exactly when it’s needed rather than replacing the team you already have.
HCR Law’s HR legal services cover day-to-day advice, complex project work such as restructures and investigations, and fixed cost or retainer-based support tailored to your business. Our HR solicitors work with SMEs and large corporates alike, including specialist services for sectors such as veterinary and dental practices.