Anne O’Connell Solicitors, (AOC Solicitors), is a leading and award-winning specialist Employment Law firm. Employment law is a complicated arena of relationships and contracts, so it is important for anyone entering that arena to have the backing of trusted and intelligent legal minds. At AOC Solicitors, our clients get just that.
The Firm offers a full suite of Employment Law services including advice and representation in respect of all contentious and non-contentious employment related issues. AOC Solicitors is renowned for providing its clients with a strategic approach on Employment Law issues, advising clients on the best solution to achieve their objectives while meeting their commercial needs and business requirements.
AOC Solicitors was elevated in ranking by Legal500 to a Tier 2 Employment Law Firm in Ireland in 2022, and we have retained this ranking in 2023.
The Firm advises a range of employers including large multi-national companies, semi-state companies and start-up businesses. It also advises individual high-level employees facing Employment Law disputes, particularly executives and directors. Our client base continues to expand and diversify to include significant new clients across a variety of different sectors such as technology, healthcare, transport, finance, fashion, logistics, energy, construction, consultancy, security, hospitality, media and charitable organisations.
We believe in being an accessible and dependable resource for our clients. AOC Solicitors places a high value on being available 24/7 to avoid claims and therefore we offer employer clients an Employment Law Hotline to assist them as and when issues arise. AOC Solicitors prides itself on keeping its clients abreast of all Employment Law updates, producing a monthly e-Newsletter with practical articles on important WRC/Labour Court and superior court decisions and any relevant legislative developments. Articles from our newsletter are often reproduced in HR publications.
Over the past two decades, our Principal, Anne O’Connell has built up a well-earned reputation as a stand-out leader in the field of employment law in Ireland. Anne has been named as a Leading Individual in Employment Law by Legal 500 and is a ranked Employment Law Lawyer by Chambers Europe. Anne is an active member of the Law Society Employment Law Committee and the Employment Law Section of the International Bar Association. Anne lectures and tutors for the Law Society and also speaks extensively at HR and Legal Conferences on employment law issues.
Drawing on years of dedicated experience in the employment law sphere, the team is well placed and known for representing clients with high levels of quality and passion, proving to be a truly invaluable asset to any client. Ultimately, the success of Anne and the team is down to our stand-out ability to offer clear, up-to-date advice and concise guidance in employment law issues together with our commitment to our client and unrivalled response and turnaround times. The difference between AOC Solicitors and other employment law firms is that the entire team love what they do, becoming invested in clients’ employment law issues which results in an excellent service provided to all our clients.