Know-how for employment lawyers - David Cockburn

For trusted guidance when developing a practice in employment law, practitioners should turn to Know-How for Employment Lawyers. From setting up an efficient working office to solving problems of the case, the client, the law and practice, the work covers all the essential points. The reliable advice contained in this practical book is based upon the combined expertise of leading solicitors who are employment law specialists. They analyse all the essential elements of practice, including: establishing a practice, acting for employers and employees; handling non-contentious issues; drafting contractual documentation; corporate support - dealing with directors, business transfers, etc.; managing unfair and wrongful dismissal cases; and handling settlements. Throughout the book emphasis is placed firmly on good practice and client care, and due consideration is given to other matters such as business planning and implementing office systems. With the inclusion of comprehensive checklists, specimen letters, precedents and useful addresses, this text makes an invaluable companion to the practitioner contemplating setting up, or already running, an employment law practice.;* Practitioners are taken through everything from setting up an efficient working office to getting safely through the problems that occur in cases, right through to providing the best client care possible * The authors provide valuable expert advice on how to deal with potential problem areas * Emphasis is firmly placed on how to maintain good practice * Information technology, cost recording, personnel management, case allocation and a host of other practice management issues are dealt with