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Employment | UK
East Midlands
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Band 1

1 Eversheds SutherlandEmployment2026 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedEversheds Sutherland's Nottingham office handles complex employment matters for a variety of high-profile clients, including organisations from the financial services, technology and energy sectors. The Eversheds team regularly advises on non-contentious matters including TUPE, redundancy consultations and business restructuring, as well as contentious employment disputes and industrial relations.

1 Freeths LLPEmployment2026 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedFreeths is a well-reputed firm that has a strong regional presence and offers advice to both private and public sector clients on a wide variety of employment issues. Its work includes advice on TUPE matters, whistle-blowing and large-scale restructurings. The team also has extensive experience of tribunal advocacy and provides training on the effective management of employment issues, including equal pay disputes and gender pay gap issues.
Band 2

2 Browne Jacobson LLPEmployment2026 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedBrowne Jacobson has an experienced employment team that offers advice to both public and private sector clients. It has particular strengths in tribunal representation, employment law training and whistle-blowing procedures, as well as executive terminations, reorganisations, outsourcing and TUPE-related issues. Browne Jacobson regularly assists clients from the healthcare and sports sectors, local councils, schools, academies and other education sector clients on a full range of issues. The employment team at Browne Jacobson is based in Nottingham.

2 Gateley LegalEmployment2026 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedGateley Legal has a well-regarded employment practice that offers support on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Gateley's areas of strength include TUPE, equal pay issues and tribunal litigation. Its clients include large retailers, sports clubs and transport groups. The firm also handles work involving trade unions, including strikes and other industrial action.

2 Shakespeare MartineauEmployment2026 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedShakespeare Martineau provides detailed advice to a wide range of clients on employment law, with regular work for corporate groups as well as third sector and education clients. It has particular expertise in heavyweight litigation and especially assists universities and colleges with unfair dismissal claims, whistle-blowing cases and redundancies.

2 Shoosmiths LLPEmployment2026 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedShoosmiths' East Midlands office is in Nottingham. It provides expertise across a diverse range of areas including outsourcings, complex grievances and senior exits and regularly acts for large employers, including household-name clients in the retail and food and drink industries. The team also advises on employment litigation, with notable work on matters involving whistle-blowing complaints.
Band 3

3 Flint BishopEmployment2026 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedThe team at Flint Bishop provides support to clients on a broad range of employment matters, including redundancies, disciplinary proceedings and executive exits. Flint Bishop is experienced in acting for clients in a range of industries including insurance, higher education and healthcare.









