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Paul Gillen

Paul Gillen

UK 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Employment

Northern Ireland

13 years ranked

About

Provided by Lewis Silkin

UK

Practice Areas

I'm a Partner in our Employment, Immigration and Reward team, based with the rest of the fantastic team in Belfast. Being qualified in England & Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, I provide cross jurisdiction and comparative law advice to clients throughout the UK and Ireland, bringing a bit of Belfast craic with me.

I advise clients on contentious and non-contentious matters, including HR support, mergers & acquisitions, restructuring, executive management, performance management, TUPE, outsourcing, discrimination law, and a full range of employment litigation.

I advise across a range of sectors including hospitality, retail, manufacturing, pharma, technology, financial services, education and public bodies.

So, I don't look like a typical lawyer...eh? Well, perhaps because prior to training as a lawyer I had more than a decade of experience working in HR management roles across sectors covering retail, construction, manufacturing and logistics. I am a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, as well as Visiting Professor to the school of law at Ulster University.

Professional Memberships

CIPD member – past chair

Institute of Directors – ambassador for diversity and inclusion

Member of the CBI Employment and Skills committee

Visiting professor to the school of law, Ulster University

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Employment - Northern Ireland

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Paul Gillen has a wealth of experience assisting clients with a broad range of employment matters including TUPE and post-acquisition restructuring, in addition to day-to-day HR support. He is well placed to provide cross-jurisdiction advice across the UK and Ireland as he is tri-qualified.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Paul is impressive and approachable in his field of expertise.

    EmploymentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Paul provides excellent employment law advice. We greatly value his wise counsel and he is a pleasure to work with.

    EmploymentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Paul is excellent. He is a really good lawyer from an HR background and understands the employment side.

    EmploymentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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