Ius Laboris

Ius Laboris
Formation 2001
Headquarters Brussels, Belgium
Region served
 Worldwide
Services Employment law, employee benefits, pensions
Membership
 Independent law firms
Website Ius Laboris

Ius Laboris is an international law firm network specialized in issues relating to employment law, employee benefits, and pensions. As of 2014, the network had 1,300 HR lawyers based in 44 countries in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia.

Specialization

Ius Laboris is specialized in the area of employment law. It was established in 2001 by a group of labor and employment lawyers from Belgium, France, Spain, Luxembourg, and Italy.[1] As of 2014, the network had 1,300 HR lawyers based in 44 countries and more than 150 cities.[2]

Labor and employment law have traditionally been among the most local forms of legal practice.[3] But recently employment counsel often work with businesses operating across national boundaries. Ius Laboris is one of the novel, networked alliances that law firms are establishing to assist multinational businesses to devise standardized HR policies with the flexibility to meet legal requirements in different countries.[3]

Members of the network offer legal advice on employment laws and culture in their respective countries, in fields such as individual employment rights, pensions, discrimination, restructuring, compensation and benefits, and occupational health and safety. An example of the need for such services was the assistance provided by two members of the network in facilitating a merger between a multinational fashion company based in Italy and a French firm.[4]

Ius Laboris has created an award-winning[5] online guide to labor and employment law in more than 40 jurisdictions worldwide.[6] The network's ranking from legal publishers Chambers and Partners is Elite (Band 1) for Employment.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Ius Laboris. "About Us – History". Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. ↑ The Legal 500 (2014). "Ius Laboris". Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Weiss, Marley S. (Spring 2010). "International Labor and Employment Law: From Periphery to Core". ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law 25 (3): 503. Retrieved 17 March 2015 – via JSTOR. (registration required (help)).
  4. ↑ Bottini, A.; Rossi, L. (2014). "HR lawyers’ role in a successful global merger: Firms need to get a grip on the legal realities of cross-border operation". Human Resource Management International Digest 22 (4): 44–46. Retrieved 17 March 2015. (registration required (help)).
  5. ↑ Financial Times (2014). "Most innovative law firms in Client Service 2014". Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ius Laboris launches online Knowledge Base to offer dedicated HR resource for employers with an international workforce". Lawyer Monthly. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Chambers and Partners (2015). "Ius Laboris". Retrieved 5 March 2015.

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