YEAR
YOUR EMPLOYMENT ANNUAL RETAINER
What is YEAR?
It has been said that Your Annual Employment Retainer (YEAR) is like having your own in-house employment lawyer but better!
Are you an MD, Chief People Officer, or HR Director / Manager looking to train and upskill your HR team and improve the quality of the HR and employment law advice you receive? But you don’t want to incur the expense of employing an in-house legal expert?
If so, then our fixed-fee YEAR service is for you. For a 12-month period, you will receive expert HR and employment law support and advice whenever you need it, delivered to you by highly experienced lawyers from a leading law firm ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners
We work with a wide range of businesses in different industries from manufacturing, food and drink to higher education, care and professional services We help HR teams truly understand employment law and ensure they get the right advice and level of support whenever they need it
What are the benefits of YEAR?
By using our employment law service for your HR team, our experienced lawyers are always here when you need them
When you partner with us, you get up-todate legal knowledge and expertise on tap. You’ll have a dedicated point of contact, alongside a secondary contact, so a member of our team is always there for you and you can rest easy with complete peace of mind, knowing that the best HR and employment law advice is just an email or a phone call away.
YEAR offers you complete price certainty, you will receive your fixed invoice every month And unlike an in-house employment lawyer, working with our team means you don’t incur any additional costs in the form of National Insurance and pension contributions
YEAR memberships
We understand that one size doesn’t fit all which is why we offer a variety of YEAR memberships, providing you and your business with the support needed whenever it’s required
YEAR
Unlimited employment law advice from highly qualified solicitors
Your own primary and secondary legal advisers who offer continuity and consistency throughout your membership
An audit to review your existing HR documents and identify areas of improvement
Staff handbook and employment contracts updates
Bespoke letters
YEAR Plus
For those who need a little extra support and guidance, there is the option to upgrade to YEAR Plus, which means a member of our employment law team will visit you at your premises to deliver bespoke sessions for you and your team These sessions are tailored to suit your needs and can include HR training, chairing of hearings, and/or face-to-face advice
Cost
We take time at the beginning of the relationship to understand your business, your goals, and any challenges, establishing a relationship from the get-go
Access to the wider firm, with options to explore support and services from other legal teams
Complete price certainty, thanks to fixedfee monthly billing
Optional legal expenses insurance
Optional access to Ignite – a HR portal operated by Albion Legal
A team that you can trust and that will be there for you every day – in person, remotely, on the phone or via email – you decide
YEAR Personalise
YEAR Personalise offers you the opportunity to bespoke your YEAR package to best suit your business YEAR Personalise provides a tailored package to fit the needs of your business and allows additional flexibility
We tailor our retainer fee to the size of your business and its needs, instead of using a one-size-fits-all pricing structure like many other law firms