Work place dramas are nothing new; at one point or another, the vast majority of us are bound to have some sort of issue come up at work. This could be across a wide variety of different areas, some requiring the help of legal advice and others that can be resolved simply by talking out the issue. So when is it time to call up an employment lawyer? This is something that you will have to look at on a case by case basis, depending on the type of employment dispute and the length of time it has been going on.