Initial Advice for Organisations
Clear, concise and affordable advice
Expert legal advice tailored to your situation, giving you the clarity you need to proceed with confidence.
Whether your business is large or small, you may have an employment issue that arises quickly and need a prompt response. You will understandably be reluctant to spend large sums when you simply need some concise advice from an expert, giving you clarity on what to do next.
Our aim is to make affordable, high quality legal advice accessible to your organisation quickly. You will get clear, jargon-free, honest and practical advice, so that you have a better understanding of the situation and your options at an early stage.
What To Expect
Most of our consultations start with a phone call or enquiry form. We will listen to a summary of the situation, note the key things our solicitors will need to advise you, and guide you as to which of our packages is likely to be most suitable. This initial contact costs nothing, other than perhaps any call charges from your phone company.
If you decide to go ahead with a consultation, we'll need you to send us any relevant documents or additional information, and let us know suitable times to contact you. Your solicitor will be given a written or oral briefing of relevant details from your initial call before they call you, and review any documents you have submitted. This means they can hit the ground running when discussing the matter with you and you get maximum benefit from the advice session.
During your call with your solicitor, you can expect clear, jargon-free guidance on the legal considerations, practical steps on how to proceed and advice on further support if needed. You'll also receive a follow up email with a summary of their advice for your reference.
In the majority of cases we can offer a next-day service, or sometimes even quicker.
Initial Consultation - Short
£260 +VAT
1-2 page document review
25 minute call
45 minutes total
This option is not suitable if there are a number of documents for your solicitor to review, but they can pre-read one essential document or extract (no more than 2 pages) you may wish to send in advance of the call. This option is also unlikely to be suitable for more complex issues.
Your solicitor will call you for a telephone advice session of up to 25 minutes to discuss the situation and provide you with a brief preliminary opinion on the case and guidance as to your next steps.
After the call your solicitor will promptly send you a brief email summarising their advice.
Initial Consultation - Standard
£360 +VAT
8 pages of document review
45 minute call
90 minutes total
Your solicitor can pre-read up to 8 pages of documents you may wish to send in advance of the call, e.g. letters, meeting notes, the contract of employment and a brief bullet point one page chronology.
Your solicitor will call you for a telephone advice session of up to 45 minutes to discuss the problem and give you advice on the case and guidance on your options.
After the call your solicitor will promptly send you an email summarising their advice.
Initial Consultation - Extended
£460 +VAT
12 pages of document review
1 hour call/meeting
Face to face or video call options
2 hours total
The advice session can be conducted by telephone, video call, or face-to-face according to your preference.
Your solicitor can pre-read up to 12 pages of documents you may wish to send in advance of the call, e.g. letters, meeting notes, the contract of employment and a brief bullet point one page chronology.
Your solicitor will call you (or meet with you) for up to 1 hour to discuss the problem and give you advice on the case and guidance on your options.
After the call/meeting your solicitor will promptly send you an email summarising their advice.
Further Information
We encourage you to telephone or email us if you are unsure which option to go for, or to confirm your situation is suitable for this type of advice package. This enquiry is of course without charge or obligation. However, we can not give legal advice at this stage. Our regulators and insurers require that you become our client before we provide you with legal advice, but we can give you guidance on what level of advice your situation requires, and what documents or information we will need to review.
If you are ready to proceed with an Initial Advice package, please contact us to arrange your consultation. You can read the Terms and Conditions specific to our Fixed Cost Initial Advice services online.
Gillian was excellent from start to finish and extremely personable to deal with, but also clearly very experienced which gave me confidence throughout the process that she was always acting with my best intentions and position at heart.
Operations Manager
Bristol
What Happens After Your Initial Advice Session?
It may be that you can take the matter forward yourself, armed with the knowledge and advice we have provided;
You may have all the answers you need from your advice session and you decide to take no further action;
You may want us to advise you further or to act on your behalf.
Examples of next steps that we may be able to assist you with or do on your behalf following provision of Initial Advice include:
writing an effective Disciplinary Invitation letter with clarity in the allegations (of key importance when defending any future Employment Tribunal claim)
initiating settlement negotiations
drafting a robust response to an Employment Tribunal claim
If your matter is unsuitable for one of the above Initial Advice options, e.g. if you have more extensive or complex documentation we should consider in order to advise you properly, or you require a longer telephone consultation or meeting, we can offer suitable tailored arrangements to you instead.
Initial Consultation Enquiry
Fill out our online enquiry form, or call us on 0117 290 0905 to get fast, clear and practical legal advice, tailored to your situation.
