Do You Really Need an Employment Attorney, or Can an HR Consultant Help?

If your company is operating without an in-house HR presence, who do you call when you have an HR issue? Who helps guide you through all the how-to and what-if moments you have with your employees? Is your first call to your employment attorney?

Throughout my career as an HR consultant, I have found many CEOs and founders don’t have a resource to go to other than their attorney, who they are reluctant to call due to a little thing called “billable hours.” So, often, they wait until things get bad to make that call, which always translates to bigger problems and more billable hours.

This is avoidable!

I tell my clients I should be their first line of HR defense. If/when we actually do need an attorney, I will dial the phone myself — and I likely know the perfect attorney with the exact knowledge you need.

Next time you have a need for employment compliance issues, harassment training, an offer letter, handbooks, policy questions, an employee-relations matter or a tricky termination, consider reaching out to an HR consultant first. Many HR matters don’t rise to a level where they need legal advice — unless you wait too long to nip things in the bud, and they start to grow.

Think of your HR consultant as your friendly neighborhood gardener. We will help you tend to all your HR needs, so they don’t get overgrown and cause big — and expensive — root problems.

If you’re not sure who to call, contact me first, and I’ll help you determine the right person to help you.