Hansells HR+
HR Consultancy Led by Lawyers
Get practical HR support with the confidence of legal expertise. Our HR consultancy services are led by qualified employment lawyers and HR professionals, giving you clear, compliant advice.
Why Choose Lawyer-led HR Consultancy?
- Advice you can rely on – Employment-law expertise built in, not bolted on.
- Commercial, pragmatic support – We focus on workable solutions, not theory.
- Reduced tribunal and reputational risk – Keep processes fair, consistent, and well evidenced.
- Faster decisions – Clear guidance on what you can do, what you should do, and what to document.
- Consistency – Delivered by a unified local team rooted in East Anglia.
- One joined-up approach – HR best practice aligned with legal compliance.
Our HR Consultancy Services
Whether you need day-to-day HR support or help with a sensitive issue, we’ll tailor our input to your organisation, sector, and risk appetite.
Helping employers hire legally, efficiently and compliantly.
- Right to Work checks
- Apprentices, interns & work experience advice
- Hybrid, remote & flexible working policies
- Employment contracts, offer letters & onboarding documentation
Supporting performance, capability and leadership across your organisation.
- Performance management frameworks
- Learning & development planning
- Line manager and leadership training
Reducing risk and ensuring HR legal compliance.
- Working Time Regulations
- GDPR & data protection compliance
- Equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI)
- Maternity, paternity & parental rights
- Menopause policy development
- Staff handbook drafting
Helping employers resolve workplace challenges fairly and lawfully.
- Disciplinary and grievance management
- Bullying & harassment policies and investigations
- Capability and absence management
Attract and retain talent with effective reward strategy.
- Pay structures, incentives & reward frameworks
- Employee benefits advice and review
Strengthening culture and supporting employee wellbeing.
- Organisational culture development
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Change management, restructures & mergers
Flexible Support Options
- Retained HR support – Ongoing advice and a consistent point of contact for your business.
- Pay-as-you-go – Quick, expert input when something urgent arises.
- Project support – Restructures, policy refreshes, HR audits, or management training programmes.
Who We Help
We support organisations of all sizes – from owner-managed businesses to larger employers – particularly where decisions need to be both people-focused and legally robust. We can also work alongside your in-house HR team, providing specialist employment-law-led input on complex or high-risk matters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not at all. Many clients have HR in place and use us for added capacity, specialist support, or an independent legal view on sensitive matters.
Yes. We can advise on process and documentation, help you plan meetings and questions, and support you through outcomes and appeals.
Yes. Where appropriate we provide tailored documents (for example, invite letters, outcome letters, settlement terms, contracts, and policy wording) aligned to your circumstances.
We understand that people issues are time-sensitive. We’ll agree response times at the outset, with urgent support available when needed.
Get in Touch
If you’d like ongoing HR support or help with a specific issue, we’re here to help. Get in touch to discuss your situation and we’ll recommend the most effective, proportionate next step.
