Ranking tables
Employment | UK
North West
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
- Addleshaw Goddard LLP 10 Years Ranked
- DLA Piper UK LLP 10 Years Ranked
- e3 employment law LLP 10 Years Ranked
- DAC Beachcroft LLP
- Eversheds Sutherland
Band 2
- Squire Patton Boggs 10 Years Ranked
- Hill Dickinson LLP
- TLT LLP
Band 3
Band 4
- Bexley Beaumont Limited 2 Years Ranked
- Fieldfisher 1 Years Ranked
- Freeths LLP 3 Years Ranked
- gunnercooke 9 Years Ranked
- JMW Solicitors LLP 3 Years Ranked
- Mills & Reeve LLP 10 Years Ranked
- Shoosmiths LLP 6 Years Ranked
- Slater and Gordon Lawyers 10 Years Ranked
- Trowers & Hamlins LLP 1 Years Ranked
- Aaron & Partners LLP
- Bramhalls Solicitors
- Kuits Solicitors
- Myerson
- Pannone Corporate LLP
Eminent Practitioners
- Diane GilhooleyEversheds Sutherland
Band 1
- Michael Burns Addleshaw Goddard LLP17 Years Ranked
- Nick Jones e3 employment law LLP19 Years Ranked
- Edward CottonTLT LLP
- Naeema ChoudryEversheds Sutherland
Band 2
- Daniel Bickerstaffe e3 employment law LLP15 Years Ranked
- Simon Ost e3 employment law LLP16 Years Ranked
- Kirsty RogersDWF
- Philip HarmanDAC Beachcroft LLP
Band 3
- Alan Chalmers DLA Piper UK LLP17 Years Ranked
- Alex Clements Bexley Beaumont Limited10 Years Ranked
- Alison Treliving Squire Patton Boggs9 Years Ranked
- Mike Cain Leigh Day2 Years Ranked
- Neil T Black Pinsent Masons12 Years Ranked
- Sally Hulston Lewis Silkin2 Years Ranked
- Kerstie SkeapingHill Dickinson LLP
- Simon HorsfieldHorsfield Menzies
- Sue MorrisonLaw By Design Ltd.
Band 4
- Charlotte Rees-John Irwin Mitchell2 Years Ranked
- Chris McAvoy-Newns People Legal Ltd1 Years Ranked
- Christopher Thompson Gateley Legal1 Years Ranked
- Danielle Ingham Trowers & Hamlins LLP5 Years Ranked
- Emma Morgan Shoosmiths LLP2 Years Ranked
- George Nicholson DLA Piper UK LLP4 Years Ranked
- Louise Carr Bexley Beaumont Limited1 Years Ranked
- Paul Chamberlain JMW Solicitors LLP13 Years Ranked
- Sara Barrett Mills & Reeve LLP13 Years Ranked
- Simon Bloch JMW Solicitors LLP2 Years Ranked
- Anna LeesAnalysis Legal LLP
- Claire BrookAaron & Partners LLP
- Fiona HamorPannone Corporate LLP
- Jeff MiddletonDAC Beachcroft LLP
- Liz CottonTLT LLP
- Mark McKeatingKuits Solicitors
- Philip BramhallBramhalls Solicitors
- Sally BirdKuits Solicitors
- Tim ScottDWF
Band 5
- Alex Watson Fieldfisher1 Years Ranked
- James Pike Squire Patton Boggs4 Years Ranked
- Kate McGough Addleshaw Goddard LLP1 Years Ranked
- Helen WatsonAaron & Partners LLP
- Jack HarringtonPannone Corporate LLP
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Addleshaw Goddard LLPEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard is an outstanding firm that acts for a broad range of prestigious national and international clients. It is best known for its commercially-minded approach to high-value litigation, boardroom-level disputes and confidentiality contracts. The firm demonstrates further strength in advising on the employment aspects of transactions and restructuring mandates.1 DLA Piper UK LLPEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedDLA Piper has a strong employment practice that draws on a global network advising major regional, national and international businesses on the full spectrum of employment matters. The firm offers sector-specific experience pertaining to the manufacturing, food and drink, and chemicals industries. The team is noted for its handling of industrial relations matters, as well as TUPE and outsourcing work. It displays further strength in contentious work, including discrimination and whistle-blowing matters.1 e3 employment law LLPEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Rankede3 employment law is an employment boutique offering a strong, committed team of experts capable of handling the full range of employment law matters. The firm's areas of expertise include TUPE, restrictive covenants and restructuring. It also offers expertise in contentious matters at a range of levels, from employee relations to board-level disputes. The firm is highly experienced working with clients in the manufacturing, technology and charity sectors.
Band 2
2 Squire Patton BoggsEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedSquire Patton Boggs offers a comprehensive employment law practice serving large employers drawn from a broad range of industrial sectors. Its clients include several local, national and international businesses, drawing on a global network of offices to provide support to clients on multi-jurisdictional employment matters. The matters handled include cross-border reorganisations and TUPE associated with mergers and acquisitions. The team also advises on investigations into grievances and allegations of misconduct and racism.
Band 3
3 Gateley LegalEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedGateley Legal has a strong reputation for acting for clients in the healthcare, retail and leisure sectors, including household names and national corporations. The firm handles both contentious and non-contentious employment matters from harassment and discrimination claims to restructuring and transaction support.3 Leigh DayEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedLeigh Day has a comprehensive employment practice and offers strength across the North West, with offices in Manchester and Liverpool. The team handles a wide array of matters, including equal pay, discrimination and unfair dismissal claims. The firm has particular experience representing groups of workers in employment matters before the Employment Tribunal, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.3 Lewis SilkinEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedLewis Silkin supports household corporate employers from a range of sectors including the film and entertainment industry, transport and retail, to name a few, both nationally and internationally. The Manchester team advises on tribunal claims, industrial relation matters, boardroom-level disputes and workplace investigations. It has particular strength in defending discrimination and unfair dismissal claims and assisting with senior executive terminations.3 Pinsent MasonsEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedPinsent Masons acts for companies of all sizes in the infrastructure, automotive, food and drink, and higher education sectors. The firm provides strategic advice to clients on complex employment matters including redundancies, reorganisations and industrial disputes. It also advises on matters relating to equal pay and working time.3 WeightmansEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedWeightmans has extensive experience in employment tribunals and cases before the higher courts, including those alleging discrimination and unfair constructive dismissal. The firm has notable expertise in transactional employment support and representing corporations and individuals at senior executive level. It also acts for clients in the higher education, healthcare and social housing sectors.
Band 4
4 Bexley Beaumont LimitedEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedBexley Beaumont has a notable employment team that is recognised for its work for employer clients. The team's clients range in size and are drawn from across the UK. In addition, the group provides advice to individual employees. The firm's lawyers are equally at home when assisting clients with contentious or non-contentious matters.4 FieldfisherEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedFieldfisher's employment team has a strong reputation for contentious matters, particularly litigation in the Court of Appeal or Employment Tribunal. The team has expertise in discrimination and whistle-blowing claims, as well as advising on class actions, TUPE, and boardroom-level disputes and removals. It is also very well versed in non-contentious matters such as outsourcing, privacy issues and restructuring activities. The firm's clients include employers within the hospitability, sports and property sectors, among others.4 Freeths LLPEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedFreeths has a well-regarded employment practice. The team handles a myriad of matters, including discrimination claims, restrictive covenants and TUPE matters. The firm has broad sector expertise, representing clients across the retail, leisure and logistics sectors, to name a few.4 gunnercookeEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 9 Years Rankedgunnercooke has a well-regarded employment team acting for public sector bodies as well as companies active in the insurance, housing and technology sectors. The team offers strength in issues surrounding senior executive departures, employee status concerns and industrial relations. It also acts on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, including TUPE implications and pay issues.4 JMW Solicitors LLPEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedJMW Solicitors has a reputable employment practice with a strong sector focus on hospitality. The firm defends clients in proceedings before the Employment Tribunal, including unfair dismissal, discrimination and harassment claims. The team is also experienced in handling exit discussions and negotiations. The firm has a strong presence in the North West, with offices in Manchester and Liverpool.4 Mills & Reeve LLPEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedMills & Reeve has strength in the education, health and commercial sectors, advising local employers on both UK-based and international employment matters. The firm has additional experience handling the employment aspects of complex corporate transactions. It regularly assists clients with employment disputes before tribunals in unfair dismissal, whistle-blowing and discrimination claims.4 Shoosmiths LLPEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedShoosmiths handles matters across the full spectrum of employment law, from TUPE matters, reorganisations and employment status to industrial relations advice and discrimination and unfair dismissal claims. The firm also advises on disciplinary measures and business immigration issues.4 Slater and Gordon LawyersEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedSlater and Gordon Lawyers acts for employees, senior executives, police officers and trade unions in employment litigation and non-contentious employment matters. The firm offers expertise in discrimination and whistle-blowing cases and in negotiating exits for senior executives.4 Trowers & Hamlins LLPEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedTrowers & Hamlins acts for a range of clients within the retail, charity and leisure sectors, to name a few. The firm's lawyers are particularly adept at handling tribunal claims involving unfair dismissal or whistle-blowing, as well as senior exits and boardroom disputes. It also offers non-contentious expertise, providing employers with general HR support.