Clarkslegal LLP

The Firm

Clarkslegal is a commercial law firm with a proven track record across the UK and overseas with a team of over 60 lawyers in offices in Reading, London and Cardiff. Clarkslegal is a recognised leader in several specialist areas as well as having broad commercial depth. Clarkslegal’s depth and range of experience reflect this.

Clarkslegal is particularly recognised for the number of international clients who have chosen to use the firm. It is also well known for its focus on business start ups and owner-managed business through its owner-managed business advisory team.

Clarkslegal is committed to a strategy based on forging proactive relationships with clients so as to add value to their businesses. Clarkslegal’s lawyers are supported by the latest technologies and the best of in-house resources. This provides maximum opportunity for efficiency and innovation. The end result is that whatever a client’s legal needs, a specialist team at Clarkslegal can be depended upon to work in partnership with the client to meet its objectives.

Client Commitment/Care

Lawyers at Clarkslegal listen carefully to clients and respond quickly to their needs. Clarkslegal assigns a partner to each client providing a consistent and personal point of contact. Clarkslegal actively encourages the development of relationships with other specialists from different disciplines, providing the client with a known and trusted team of lawyers to help with more complex projects.

Clarkslegal has a strong training culture to maintain legal expertise. Training programmes, particularly in employment law, have been developed for individual clients and industry sectors, with the aim of enhancing management performance through greater knowledge of the relevant law and its application, so as to equip the manager to identify and avoid potential legal problems. This underlines Clarkslegal's commitment to a transparent relationship with clients and to achieving their objectives.

International Connections

Many of the firm's clients are based outside the United Kingdom. The business of all Clarkslegal's clients has become increasingly international. The firm has long had an international outlook and has developed close relationships with lawyers in many jurisdictions over the years. Clarkslegal is an enthusiastic member of TAGLaw, which it sees as an international network of like-minded law firms providing clients with a safe pair of hands in numerous locations around the world. Clarkslegal has made and received a number of referrals within TAGLaw and fully supports the TAGLaw principles of transparency of business terms, close client relationships, consistent quality and the provision of timely and cost effective service.

In the United States, Clarkslegal has worked closely with a number of law firms on corporate transactions, often involving an understanding of US accounting practices and US securities legislation. It is not uncommon for US lawyers to become directly involved in acquisitions in the UK and Europe and Clarkslegal has built up a good understanding of the US approach to corporate transactions.

Clarkslegal has also acted on a number of transactions involving businesses in different parts of Europe and have managed teams of lawyers in other jurisdictions to coordinate their work to meet the client's business and timing objectives. A number of lawyers at Clarkslegal speak and can do business in other European languages and have an understanding of the different legal systems within Europe. Several have spent time in other TAGLaw offices developing their understanding of the business and legal culture of the host country and building relationships with other TAGLaw lawyers.

Buddy's Employment Resource

Clarkslegal’s employment team offers its clients a wide range of assistance and expertise covering all aspects of employment law. Whilst every member of the team is able to provide general advice, many also have substantial reputations in specific areas, including discrimination, relations with trade unions, TUPE and data protection.

Clarkslegal offers HR professionals an exclusive on-line subscription members service.

Clarkslegal’s employment team provides this reference service so members have exclusive access to key employment law issues that are user friendly, up to date and to the point. Plus further detailed information and guidance is provided.

For more information, please visit www.employmentbuddy.com.

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