ESP Solicitors

The firm: ESP Solicitors is a niche practice focusing on employment law and business immigration.

The firm advises on employment law and business immigration issues in key sectors, principally, in the healthcare, retail, defence, and independent education sectors. The firm is based in Oxfordshire but works nationally, throughout the UK.

Principal areas of work:

ESP is a specialist employment law firm, dedicated exclusively to supporting employers with pragmatic, client-focused legal and HR solutions. With deep expertise across sectors and business sizes, their mission is simple: to deliver exceptional, strategic guidance that empowers employers to navigate complex workplace challenges with confidence.

Well known and acknowledged by clients for their legal acumen, ESP is respected as a formidable force in employment law and litigation.

ESP offers a full-spectrum employment law service, advising in-house counsel, HR leaders, and business owners on issues including:

• Discrimination and equal pay
• TUPE and outsourcing
• Organisational change and team moves
• Industrial action and collective matters
• Whistleblowing and regulatory concerns
• Employee engagement and strategic HR

Their specialist services include:

• Independent workplace investigations
• Equal Pay Audits
• Pupil Visa Support for independent schools

Clients: The firm acts for NHS trusts, leading Independent schools, departmental and non-departmental arms length governmental bodies in defence and science, agronomy organisations, retail businesses and biotechnology start-ups.  Key clients include MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly Marie Stopes), Konica Minolta PLC, Macmillan Publishing and Entain PLC.

Recruitment: The firm does not offer training contracts but is always pleased to hear from qualified solicitors specialising in employment law who want to work in a collegiate, specialist firm.