Lauren S. Irwin
Services Handled
About
Lauren Simon Irwin represents employees and employers in employment disputes and civil litigation, and regularly counsels and represents individuals, schools, municipalities, and private entities on employment law matters. Because she represents both employers and employees, she provides valuable insight into and knowledge of opposing counsel strategies.
In addition, Lauren is an experienced mediator and arbitrator. She is a certified mediator, having completed the Harvard Law School Mediation Intensive program. Lauren has been selected for the American Arbitration Association’s Mediator and Arbitrator panels for employment law matters. She serves as a mediator for the New Hampshire Courts, the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights, and for private parties.
Lauren is also an experienced investigator, handling employment and Title IX matters.
Lauren has been consistently recognized as a Super Lawyer from 2017 through 2026. She has also been recognized by Best Lawyers from 2015 through 2026 in the areas of Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment.
In addition to her Best Lawyers recognition, Lauren has been named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers seven times: for Employment Law – Individuals in 2015, 2019, 2023, and 2025; for Litigation – Labor and Employment in 2021 and 2026; and for Employment Law – Management in 2022.
Lauren regularly represents clients in the New Hampshire Superior Court, the Federal District Court, New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New Hampshire Department of Labor, and New Hampshire Department of Employment Security. She is a past president of the Gender Equality Committee and is a frequent speaker and author in her areas of expertise. She is a member of the New Hampshire Association for Justice and the New Hampshire Council of School Attorneys. Lauren is a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and a former adjunct professor at University of New Hampshire School of Law.
Assistant: Sharon Mallon
Education
- JD | Boston University School of Law | Graduate School
- BA | Wesleyan University | University
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NH Chapter of National Employment Lawyers Association (President)
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Gender Equality Committee of NH Bar Association (past chair)
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Labor & Employment Section of NH Bar Association (past chair)
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Federal Practice Section of NH Bar Association (past chair)
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New Hampshire Association for Justice
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New Hampshire Counsel of School Attorneys
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New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association
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New Hampshire Bar Foundation, Fellow
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College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
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NH Superior Court and NH Commission for Human Rights Certified Mediator
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Martindale-HubbellVisit Website
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Locations
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Concord Office 10 Centre Street
Concord, NH 03301 -
Portsmouth Office 159 Middle Street,
1st Floor
Portsmouth, NH 03801
