Helen Ruelle > Ogier > St Helier, Jersey > Lawyer Profile
Ogier Offices
44 THE ESPLANADE
ST HELIER
JE4 9WG
Jersey
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Helen Ruelle
Work Department
Director of Local Legal Services
Position
Director of Local Legal Services
Career
Helen Ruelle is Ogier’s Director of Local Legal Services – she is a Jersey Advocate and one of the Island’s most prominent employment lawyers. Client feedback for Helen records that she is ‘a powerhouse on employment law who is respected within the local business community’ and she is described as a ‘leading individual’ by Legal 500 for employment law advice.
In her previous role, she headed the employment law team of another offshore law firm. In her 16 years as an employment lawyer and trusted adviser to the board of local companies, Helen has advised not just on contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, but also data protection, GDPR compliance, competition law, local M&A and relocations for businesses and UHNW’s.
Memberships
Helen’s external appointments include chairing the Empoyment Forun and the Jersey Community Relations Trust, and sittig as vice-chair of the Jersey Employment Trust.
Education
Helen studied European Law at University of Warwick and also studied at Nottingham Trent University.
Admitted in:
1998 – England & Wales
2008 – Jersey
Lawyer Rankings
Jersey > Employment
(Hall of Fame)Ogier provides ‘very commercial, comprehensive and timely’ advice on a range of employment issues, including relevant M&A deals, employee benefit schemes, data protection issues and workplace injuries, as well as acting for employers and employees in tribunals concerning dismissals, breaches of contract and discrimination. Practice head Helen Ruelle is sought after for her experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment and discrimination matters, with further expertise in immigration and business relocation matters. Having been made counsel in February 2023, Will Austin-Vautier continues to advise on discrimination, data protection and employment relations matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial property
- Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Investment funds
- Private client, trusts and tax