aerige : the whole of employment law and nothing but employment law

ærige is a leading law firm in France that specialises in employment law and employer defence.
For more than 20 years, ærige has provided its clients (businesses, private associations and public institutions) with bespoke legal services based on in-depth analysis of their needs, in the form of solutions that are innovative and pragmatic, but that also provide legal certainty.

æriger (transitive verb), from the Latin ærigere, meaning to build, construct or raise: building high-performance strategies, constructing solid defences and raising clients’ levels of expertise through made-to-measure training courses.




Our six practice areas of expertise
Our specialised employment lawyers provide expert services in each of the firm’s six practice areas and ensure that the optimal team is chosen on the basis of each engagement’s specific requirements:
- Occupational health
- Compensation and benefits
- Public law and civil service law
- International mobility
- Criminal labour law
- Employment law compliance
Rankings and awards
The Legal 500: ærige’s employment law services are highly ranked by this leading legal directory.
ærige provides “high quality work: the lawyers respond very quickly and propose inventive solutions in the clients’ interest. ærige advises major French groups that are specialised in numerous sectors, including sales and luxury goods, as well as leading international groups.
The firm manages strategic restructuring projects and sensitive matters such as Sunday work, collective bargaining and dispute management, and participates in merger and acquisition projects.”

Décideurs
Décideurs: ærige is ranked highly for employment law by this prestigious rating agency
Incontournable
● Restructurings, mass layoffs and associated litigation
● Individual and high-risk litigation
● Collective bargaining and labour relations
● Employment law compliance
Excellent rating
● Social security
● Assistance with employment aspects of M&A and due diligence reviews
● Rémunération collective et individuelle
● Supplementary social security cover

Chambers Europ
ærige’s lawyers feature in the Chambers Europe-wide Employment Legal Rankings.

Le Point and Statista
Le Point : ærige was awarded the “Best Law Firm” prize by Le Point and Statista.

Trophées du droit
ærige’s lawyers received awards during the recent Trophées du droit ceremony
Gold award: collective bargaining
Silver award: workplace litigation

The minute
When social law is told through Images
A picture is worth a thousand words,” which is why ærige is launching a unique experience:
portraying the many facets of social law through images—every Monday morning to start the week off right!

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