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Relationship-driven employment lawyers for Businesses, Partnerships, Senior Executives, and Employees

Employment plays such an important role in our lives, both as employers and employees. Consulting an experienced employment lawyer can help resolve any employment issues quickly, reducing the cost and stress caused.

Our relationship driven employment lawyers are specialists, delivering the highest quality legal expertise, insight and support in all areas of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious. Whether you are an employer or a senior executive employee, we can help you on a range of legal needs from disciplinary and grievances, corporate restructuring and training, restrictive covenants, TUPE and employment tribunals to settlement agreements and, whistleblowing. We advise clients across a range of industries, with particular expertise in hospitality, food, distribution and manufacturing Industries.

Our successful team of specialist employment lawyers are led by Directors Carol Shaw and Philomena Price, both with an excellent success record in employment tribunals. They are both recommended lawyers in The Legal 500 2025 and members of the Employment Lawyers Association.

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Our Core Employment Law Services:

Employment Tribunals
Disciplinary & Grievances
Restructuring & Redundancy
Restrictive Covenants
Settlement Agreements
TUPE
Bespoke Corporate Training
Corporate Immigration
Corporate Restructuring & Boardroom Disputes
Data Protection
Day to Day HR Issues
Whistleblowing

Why Choose SE-Solicitors

Understanding

With our belief that relationships really do matter, we’re focused on understanding you and your world more deeply.

Expertise

By harnessing our collective skills, knowledge, and depth of expertise, we support you to manage the unique complexity of your personal and commercial interests in a smarter way.

Insight

Naturally strategic, we’re able to see the bigger picture, solve problems and realise opportunities more effectively.

Agility

Always responsive, with a solutions orientated mindset, we get to the heart of the matter fast, enabling you to reach positive outcomes more quickly.

Meet our Employment lawyers

Carol Shaw, Employment, SE-Solicitors
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Carol Shaw

Director
01295 204140
Philomena Price, Employment, SE Solicitors
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Philomena Price

Director
01295 204147
Katie Delorie, Agriculture, SE-Solicitors, Trainee Solicitor
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Katie Delorie

Trainee Solicitor
01295 204038

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Let us know your legal needs, complete the form to tell us your requirement and our employment lawyers will respond to you with how we can help.

Our client testimonials

“I worked with Philomena Price on a settlement agreement when made redundant. Her advice and understanding was incredible during what was a stressful time. She gave me the best advice to get through the matter successfully. Amazing support!”
Client 2025
“When you’re seeking legal counsel relating to employment law there’s a decent chance you need someone in your corner who not only gives you excellent legal advice, but also supports and emboldens you to fight for fair treatment from an employer. Philomena is one of those people we gravitate to when we need clarity and certainty. On top of that, her humanity and compassion always left me feeling lighter and more positive as I dealt with a difficult situation.”
Client, 2024
“They have the ability to completely understand their clients business and how best they can support them. A personal approach that makes you feel listened to, and that working with them is a collaboration.”
Client, The Legal 500 2024
“Thank you very much for your help, I really appreciate the support and patience you gave me with the severance agreement. You ensured that the changes needed for me to have confidence with the agreement were in place. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to anyone requiring legal advice.”
S.C. Client, 2024
“Philomena is outstanding. I felt truly supported in my case and that she genuinely had my interests at the forefront of her actions. Thank you Philomena.”
Client, 2024
“From my initial phone call, I was treated with respect, friendliness, and asked questions regarding my employment in a professional way which put me at my ease in an upsetting situation for me. The team always replied to my e-mails, and phone calls promptly, and answered my questions clearly.”
Client, The Legal 500 Review 2023
“The calm friendly professionalism shown by Carol and her support team was excellent.”
Client, 2
“I was seeking an expert in employment law and I don’t think I could have found a better one than Philomena Price. She displayed a masterly grasp of her specialisms and the advice she gave me proved invaluable in helping me to secure a successful outcome to my case. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”
Client, The Legal 500 2024
“Carol understood my position and her advice gave me to confidence to deal with my situation much more firmly than I would have otherwise done. Thank you.”
Client, 2023
“Philomena Price is an excellent lawyer, leads the team well and is strategically superb. She has a good and loyal client following.”
Client, The Legal 500 Review 2023
“Philomena Price is an experienced employment lawyer, with specific expertise in food and drinks, and hospitality and leisure sectors. She is hard working, tactically astute and very good with clients, hence the loyalty of her clients. Impressive has been her handling of difficult situations and her skill in negotiating.”
Client, The Legal 500 2024
“A small employment team well lead by Philomena Price with excellent client following.”
Client, The Legal 500 Review 2023
“Carol Shaw is professional yet personable, takes time to understand your queries or concerns, and works with you for the best solutions. The HR breakfasts are a great initiative and allow you to meet with other HR professionals and share thoughts and ideas, guided by Carol.”
Client, The Legal 500 2024
“From my initial phone call, I was treated with respect, friendliness, and asked questions regarding my employment in a professional way which put me at my ease in an upsetting situation for me. The team always replied to my e-mails, and phone calls promptly. And answered my questions clearly.”
The Legal 500 2023
“Our main contact within the Employment team is Carol Shaw. I believe that we would not have had the successful outcomes without the professional help from Carol Shaw, whose knowledge and experience of employment law is outstanding. Carol is super efficient and personable.”
Client, The Legal 500 Review 2023
“Carol Shaw works proactively and is commercially focussed which ensures employment issues are resolved timely and successfully. Carol Shaw is highly knowledgeable and at critical times has always been available to give pragmatic advice by telephone – with other firms this has sometimes been days later in a letter.”
Client, The Legal 500 2024
“Philomena Price is an excellent lawyer, leads the team well and is strategically superb. She has a good and loyal client following.”
The Legal 500 2023
“They have always provided a first class service which is friendly, efficient and professional. My experiences with SE-Solicitors have been excellent and I would highly recommend their services.”
Client, The Legal 500 Review 2023
“Our main contact within the Employment team is Carol Shaw. I believe that we would not have had the successful outcomes without the professional help from Carol Shaw, whose knowledge and experience of employment law is outstanding. Carol is super efficient and personable.”
Client, The Legal 500 Review 2023
“A small employment team well lead by Philomena Price with excellent client following.”
The Legal 500 2023
“Carol Shaw gives clear and direct advice which is always pragmatic. Carol is able to anticipate issues before they arise and works on strategy to resolve employment issues, all whilst keeping a commercial outcome in mind.”
Client, The Legal 500 Review 2023
“The two key solicitors (Philomena Price and Carol Shaw) have spent time understanding the culture of our business, and as a result are able to offer advice and guidance which is aligned to our way of thinking.”
Client, The Legal 500 Review 2023
“Over the festive period a member of my family needed swift and critical employment advice. From the moment I made contact with SE and my phone call was transferred to Angela I felt in safe hands… Angela then organised at very short notice a telephone call meeting with Philomena… At the phone call meeting Philomena was an absolute star. Philomena listened and made my family member feel at ease during what is a very turbulent situation. Philomena explored lots of avenues and options, was considerate, calm, professional and empathetic. Through Philomena’s guidance and thoughtful phrasing it helped my family member see clear options… Having met and worked with many lawyers I was extremely impressed with Philomena and more importantly Philomena was able to help my family member to get to a point where she could think more clearly and take action. Philomena made her self available at very short notice. Thank you to both these wonderful individuals.”
Chris, 2024
“Carol Shaw gives clear and direct advice which is always pragmatic. Carol is able to anticipate issues before they arise and works on strategy to resolve employment issues, all whilst keeping a commercial outcome in mind.”
The Legal 500 2023
“I would never use any other firm. Staff are excellent, helpful and professional but they also have a sense of humour!”
Mr Colin Heaney, Cheltenham
“I have used the firm to advise our company for a number of years and have always found them to be excellent. They provide a service that is friendly and practical while giving complete confidence in their mastery of each situation. I would thoroughly recommend them.”
IMD Media Ltd – Alison Knocker, London
“This is the first time i have used a service like this so was a bit nervous. I needn’t have been as they were really friendly and talked to me in a language that I understood, explaining all the relevant technical jargon. I would definitely use them again.”
Russell Walsh, Brackley, Northamptonshire
“The employment team is highly experienced and can be relied on to provide advice and guidance on a complete range of employment issues. The service is efficient at all times, and the team understands when a matter requires urgency.”
client, The Legal 500 Review 2023
“It was a pleasure dealing with Carol and her colleagues at SE-Solicitors. In difficult times when we had sensitive HR issues to address we always felt in safe hands, with prompt, sensible advice and plenty of support throughout the process.”
Solihull, Client 2022
“Warm, practical, clear advice, promptly given and repeated to ensure understanding. Would highly recommend SE-Solicitors to anyone needing legal advice.”
Mrs H, Northamptonshire

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