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Legal representation for bringing or defending unfair or wrongful dismissal claims. The service covers initial instructions, reviewing papers, advice on merits and likely compensation, ACAS pre-claim conciliation, preparing claims or responses, settlement negotiations, schedules of loss, information and document requests, preliminary and final Employment Tribunal hearings, document bundles, witness statements, and instructions to Counsel. The matter may be handled by a partner, solicitor, trainee solicitor or paralegal under supervision. Estimated timescales are around 6 to 10 weeks if settled during pre-claim conciliation, or several months if the claim proceeds to a Final Hearing.