Choosing the best No Win No Fee Employment Advocate

Employment Rights

When you put your case in the hands of a representative, starting from the first phone call, the actions that are taken (if not done in a careful and considered way) can damage your case. We ensure that we protect your rights at every stage.

We have helped clients who have come to us after dealing with other firms where their rights were not properly protected. Examples we commonly see include:

• Attempts to talk “without prejudice” to an employer before a dispute is properly established. The employer can later try to use what is disclosed in the conversation in evidence.
• Previous correspondence and dealings with the employer being unconciliatory.
• Where a requisite level of dedication has not been provided. This is often due to commission rates.
• Situations where representation becomes conflicted or the client’s best interests are not kept front and centre. This is unacceptable — your advocate should be on your side, end-to-end.
• Where too much time is spent talking about fees instead of strategy and outcome.
• Where a client has lost in the Authority and then discovers they have not been provided key documents from their representative. This can cause delay and can create risk of being out of time for an Employment Court challenge.

Questions you should ask

You should be making the following considerations:

• What are the strengths of the case and what is the likelihood of winning?
• How long will this process take?
• What are the fees, disbursements and other costs involved?
• What costs are liable if you don't win?
• What happens if our case gets appealed to the Employment Court? This is an excellent question. Many providers do not clearly address what happens in their terms if an Employment Court challenge arises. We consider the possibilities to the end.

Talk to us and on initial assessment we will confidently answer all of your questions up front.

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What to watch out for

Key warning signs to watch out for include:

• The call-taker you speak to is not a Lawyer or Employment Law Advocate.
• The call-taker has no clear direction in the conversation held with you.
• The call-taker refers to advocates they may assign your case to. In this situation your time can be wasted because you may need to repeat your story again to whoever your case is assigned.
• The call-taker insists on telephoning your employer immediately to get a quick settlement, and if unable to achieve quick money they pass your case to someone else.
• It is not clear in the conversation (or afterwards) what the Terms of Engagement are.
• Beware of firms that will pay ERA filing fees for you without charging for them. Such desperation is cause for suspicion.
• Beware of firms that will take your credit card details including the CVC number to pay for ERA filing fees.