Chartus Avocat — English
French employment law, seen from inside the company.
Constance Chartus — attorney at the Paris Bar, former Head of Human Resources. Advising employers, executives and international companies with French operations.
Positioning
A dual perspective: lawyer and former HR Director
Ten years advising employers in Paris business law firms, followed by two years running the HR department of a scale-up. That combination shapes every recommendation: it must be legally sound, operationally realistic and immediately actionable.
The firm acts for employers, executives and international groups with French operations. Typical engagements include day-to-day HR counsel, individual and collective terminations, negotiations with works councils and unions, URSSAF audits, labor court litigation, restructurings and cross-border compliance.
Notes are short, structured and executable — typically one to three pages with a clear action plan.
Areas of practice
How I help international employers
Day-to-day HR counsel
employment contracts · pay · working time · health & safety · legal watch
Individual & collective disputes
discipline & dismissals · labor court defense · works council negotiations · URSSAF audits
Negotiations & restructurings
mutual terminations · executive exit packages · collective redundancies · transfers of business
Training
works councils · harassment prevention · terminations · labor inspection
Cross-border
Working with an international HQ
English with headquarters, French on the ground. All communication with the parent company — memos, calls, negotiation strategy — is handled directly in English. On the French side, employees, works councils, labor inspectors and courts are addressed in French with documents that meet local formal requirements.
One point of contact. A single lawyer stays on the file from first call to closing, so HQ never has to re-explain the context. Local counsel, notaries or payroll providers are coordinated when needed, without adding intermediaries between you and the file.
Predictable fees. Engagements are quoted up front: monthly retainer for ongoing HR counsel, fixed fee for negotiated departures, capped or milestone-based fee for labor court claims. No surprise invoices at year-end.
Background
A path built between the firm and the company
2010 — 2013
Legal education
Panthéon-Assas University · Paris Bar School.
2013 — 2023
Ten years in Paris business law firms, advising employers
Including an 18-month secondment inside a US group (5,000+ employees), working alongside its HR and legal leadership.
2023 — 2025
HR Director and executive committee member of a French tech scale-up
Payroll, recruitment, employee relations, manager training.
2026
Founded Chartus Avocat
French employment law, seen from inside the company.
Contact
Get in touch
Paris
33 boulevard Henri IV, 75004 Paris
By appointment
Marseille
By appointment and video
Phone
+33 6 11 91 83 15Interventions across France.