Ranking tables
Employment | UK
The South
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
- Brachers LLP 10 Years Ranked
- Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP 10 Years Ranked
- Shoosmiths LLP 10 Years Ranked
- Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
Band 3
Band 4
- Clarke Willmott LLP 10 Years Ranked
- TWM Solicitors LLP 5 Years Ranked
- Boddy Matthews Solicitors
- Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd
- Furley Page Solicitors
- Outset Limited
- Rix & Kay Solicitors LLP
- Sherrards Employment Law and Human Resources
- Thackray Williams
Band 1
- Clive Dobbin Paris Smith LLP21 Years Ranked
- David Roath Paris Smith LLP16 Years Ranked
- Helen BoddyBoddy Matthews Solicitors
Band 2
- Catherine Daw Brachers LLP14 Years Ranked
- David Ludlow Moore Barlow LLP16 Years Ranked
- Hannah Ford Stevens & Bolton LLP6 Years Ranked
- Katherine Maxwell Moore Barlow LLP16 Years Ranked
- Nick Hobden Thomson Snell & Passmore16 Years Ranked
- Pam Loch Loch Employment Law14 Years Ranked
- Christina Tolvas-VincentWomble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
Band 3
- Andy Williams Stevens & Bolton LLP18 Years Ranked
- Ben Smith Charles Russell Speechlys12 Years Ranked
- Gregory Burgess DMH Stallard LLP14 Years Ranked
- Kathryn Evans Trethowans LLP4 Years Ranked
- Lloyd Davey Stevens & Bolton LLP11 Years Ranked
- Mike Cole Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP15 Years Ranked
- Naomi Greenwood Moore Barlow LLP9 Years Ranked
- Nicola Brown Mayo Wynne Baxter15 Years Ranked
- Peter Stevens Mayo Wynne Baxter17 Years Ranked
- Simon Bellm DMH Stallard LLP12 Years Ranked
- Stuart Lawrenson Shoosmiths LLP9 Years Ranked
- Andrew MastersFurley Page Solicitors
- Emma ThompsonThackray Williams
- Jon HalesWomble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
Band 4
- Abigail Maino DMH Stallard LLP6 Years Ranked
- Adam Williams DMH Stallard LLP3 Years Ranked
- Anthony Wilcox TWM Solicitors LLP1 Years Ranked
- Claire Merritt Paris Smith LLP3 Years Ranked
- Colin Smith Brachers LLP8 Years Ranked
- Kerry Garcia Stevens & Bolton LLP13 Years Ranked
- Marc Long Clarke Willmott LLP16 Years Ranked
- Patrick Stewart TWM Solicitors LLP6 Years Ranked
- Victoria Regan Loch Employment Law4 Years Ranked
- Alex KiernanThomas Mansfield Solicitors
- Harry SherrardSherrards Employment Law and Human Resources
Up and Coming
- Ben Stepney Thomson Snell & Passmore5 Years Ranked
- Laura ClaridgeClarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd
Star Associates
- Charlotte Sloan Birketts LLP3 Years Ranked
- Liz Cardy Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP3 Years Ranked
- Sian Hoare Shoosmiths LLP3 Years Ranked
- Dan FawcettWomble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
Associates to watch
- Camilla Beamish Cripps5 Years Ranked
- Emily Chalkley Charles Russell Speechlys3 Years Ranked
- Vicky Schollar Gardner Leader2 Years Ranked
- Patrick GlencrossFurley Page Solicitors
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Charles Russell SpeechlysEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedCharles Russell Speechlys acts predominantly for large companies, as well as smaller regional entities, with notable expertise in the financial sector as well as charities and utilities. The firm also draws on its global network of offices to provide multi-jurisdictional advice. The team has experience acting for financial services clients which extends to senior executive and international transfers.1 DMH Stallard LLPEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedDMH Stallard has a renowned department with a focus on general and strategic advisory work for public and quasi-public sector clients, as well as a diverse mix of private corporates. The team offers further expertise in employment litigation, with notable experience in discrimination claims and trade union negotiations. Its sector specialisms include education, local government and charities.1 Paris Smith LLPEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedParis Smith is a respected employment team, noted for its strong reputation in the local market, which acts for both employees and employers and has significant experience in acting on both sides of senior-level exits. The firm represents clients in employment tribunals and restrictive covenant actions as well as aiding companies with employment training programmes. The team regularly advises clients from the education and transport sectors.1 Stevens & Bolton LLPEmployment2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedStevens & Bolton is a market-leading firm with noteworthy experience in general advisory work, TUPE and restrictive matters for corporations and senior executives. The firm also offers expertise in employment-related immigration issues. The team regularly represents clients from a diverse range of sectors, including recent work with IT and technology companies, media enterprises, and food and drink producers. It has noteworthy expertise in employee privacy issues, including GDPR and employers' obligations regarding data protection law.
Band 2
2 Brachers LLPEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedBrachers is a respected Kent-based firm acting primarily for employers and corporate clients in the healthcare, educational and construction sectors. The firm offers expertise in the full range of employment matters, including high-profile litigation, training for employers and non-contentious advisory work, covering areas such as TUPE and restrictive covenants. The team is also proficient in data protection law.2 Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedPenningtons Manches Cooper advises UK-based and international companies, as well as high net worth individuals, on a wide variety of employment matters, covering employment litigation, discrimination claims, TUPE matters, director exits and shareholder issues. The firm also handles significant whistleblowing, holiday pay, GDPR and international employment matters, as well as bullying and harassment claims. The team offers significant expertise in the infrastructure, technology and education sectors.2 Shoosmiths LLPEmployment2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedShoosmiths has a respected practice that provides employment services to a range of household-name clients. The team's areas of expertise include litigation, as well as day-to-day general and strategic advisory work. It also frequently provides employment support to corporate transactional activity. The group has a strong practice in trade union and industrial relations matters, advising on initial requests for recognition by unions, negotiating agreements and representing its clients through the Central Arbitration Committee process.
Band 3
3 CrippsEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedCripps has a strong employment team that provides support to clients from a range of sectors including technology and media, not-for-profit and healthcare. The firm is equipped to advise clients on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including exit plans for senior executives and employment aspects of corporate transactions. The team acts for both UK companies and international clients.3 Loch Employment LawEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedLoch Employment Law is an employment boutique with a strong track record in handling the full spectrum of employment matters for both employees and employers, including senior executives and SMEs. The firm has a strong employment practice in the medical, marketing and IT sectors. The team also acts on disciplinary and performance issues, restrictive covenants and TUPE matters.3 Mayo Wynne BaxterEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedMayo Wynne Baxter assists businesses with the full range of employment law matters, including senior departures, TUPE issues and disciplinary matters. The team is also skilled in representing employees in Employment Tribunal proceedings.3 Moore Barlow LLPEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedMoore Barlow provides strategic advice and litigation support to clients in relation to senior terminations, discrimination proceedings, redundancies and multi-claimant actions. It is often called upon to advise on internal disciplinary proceedings, and business-wide reorganisations and restructuring matters. The firm additionally advises on employment aspects of business sales and acquisitions, including TUPE. It has significant experience assisting clients in the technology, financial services, hospitality and media sectors.3 Thomson Snell & PassmoreEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedThomson Snell & Passmore advises companies on employment matters such as reorganisations and senior exits, in addition to offering expertise in employment litigation. The firm acts for employer clients in defending litigation claims and advising on employee and trustee relations issues. The team's client base consists of charities, corporate employers and numerous institutions in the education sector, including schools, colleges and multi-academy trusts.3 Trethowans LLPEmployment2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedTrethowans provides employment support and TUPE advice to corporate clients from various sectors, including leisure, retail, manufacturing and healthcare. The firm handles the full range of employment law issues, including restructurings, trade union recognition and immigration matters. The practitioners are experienced at defending discrimination claims in the Employment Tribunal.
Band 4
4 Clarke Willmott LLPEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedClarke Willmott has a strong focus on acting for clients in employment tribunals as well as advisory work relating to TUPE obligations and business restructurings. The team's areas of litigation expertise include sex discrimination, breach of contract and unfair dismissal. It provides HR support and commercial employment law advice to employer clients, as well as tribunal representation from the beginning of proceedings to the advocacy. The firm advises clients from a range of sectors including retail and technology.4 TWM Solicitors LLPEmployment2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedTWM Solicitors' employment team is based in the firm's Guildford office. The group advises corporate clients on a range of employment work, including regular work on both contentious and non-contentious matters.