BTO Consult
Employment Law Consultancy for you and your clients
"deep technical knowledge ... communicated simply, with precision." (BTO Client)
Bridging the gap in your service portfolio
Would you like to enhance your legal services portfolio? BTO Solicitors LLP offers a bespoke consultancy service to other solicitors and professionals on employment law matters.
Why seek specialist advice?
Your firm may not offer employment law advice or a settlement agreement service.
You may wish to involve external specialists in certain aspects of a case.
You may be unable to act due to a conflict of interest.
You could save your clients time and money in the long run and address risk management concerns from your perspective.
How can BTO Consult assist you and your clients? We advise on all aspects of employment law and human resources issues from recruitment through to disciplinary, equality and TUPE issues, dismissal and settlement agreements. We are currently advising many individuals and employers on redundancy and related issues. Our team is accustomed to having advice tested if Employment Tribunal claims are raised, and we have a solid track record of our advice being upheld at hearings.
How would the consultancy service work in practice? You can involve us to the extent that you feel is appropriate, depending on the circumstances.
We can engage directly with your client, or
Provide you with advice to pass on to your client.
We can also act on a fully comprehensive or an ad hoc basis to suit your requirements and undertake opinion work where required.
Rates? We are competitive and our feeing structure can be adapted to best suit the type of instruction, ranging from an hourly rate to a monthly retainer or fixed fee.
Why BTO? Team includes three Accredited Specialists in Employment Law. Advise a spectrum of employer clients: public bodies, SMEs, listed companies, insurers and membership organisations. Advise employee clients working at all levels and pay grades. Extensive experience advising employees and employers across a range of sectors: education, charity, healthcare, manufacturing, construction, social housing, technology, legal, accountancy and other professional practices. Settlement agreement advice for employees providing an ‘advice only’ service, usually at the fixed fee offered by the employer, or an ‘advice and negotiation’ service at competitive rates. Clients may access a specialised and competitive Employment Liability Practices Insurance Policy which is an advantageous way for them to fund the legal costs of employment claims should they arise. We can put clients in contact with our partner insurance broker for a no obligation discussion and quotation. We understand the need for employment law advice to be delivered quickly. We offer our services by telephone, Microsoft Teams and other video conferencing platforms, as well as face to face.
"truly outstanding and professional…” "pragmatic and commercially sensible advice." "consistently impressed by the… tireless dedication and attention to detail." (The Legal 500)
KEY CONTACTS Caroline Carr Partner Accredited Specialist in Employment Law
Laura Salmond Partner Accredited Specialist in Employment Law
T: 0141 221 8012 D: 0141 225 5263 E: cac@bto.co.uk
T: 0141 221 8012 D: 0141 225 5315 E: lis@bto.co.uk
Dawn Robertson Partner Accredited Specialist in Employment Law
Douglas Strang Senior Associate T: 0141 221 8012 D: 0141 225 5271 E: dst@bto.co.uk
T: 0131 222 2939 D: 0131 222 3242 E: dro@bto.co.uk
Rhona Wark Consultant
Lesley Grant Associate
T: 0141 221 8012 D: 0141 225 5296 E: rmw@bto.co.uk
T: 0141 221 8012 D: 0141 225 4836 E: ljg@bto.co.uk
Katie Hendry Solicitor
Lynne Scott PA to Employment Law Team
T: 0141 221 8012 E: khe@bto.co.uk
T: 0141 221 8012 D: 0141 225 5265 E: lfs@bto.co.uk
BTO Solicitors LLP 48 St. Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5HS / 0141 221 8012 One Edinburgh Quay Edinburgh EH3 9QG / 0131 222 2939 77-81 Sinclair St, Helensburgh G84 8TG / 01436 671221
www.btoemploymentlaw.co.uk
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