Recht met Hart

What Recht met Hart does

Recht met Hart is a sole-proprietorship (eenmanszaak) legal advisory practice founded in 2018 and based in Breda, Netherlands, operated solely by founder Nathalie Stoffelsen-Dings. The firm delivers Dutch labor law (arbeidsrecht) advisory and representation for both employees and employers, covering dismissal, reorganization, contract drafting, settlement agreements, sick or underperforming employees, non-compete enforcement, and proceedings before the Kantonrechter and UWV. Its secondary line is vertrouwenspersoon (external confidential counselor) services for organizations needing support with workplace integrity, harassment, and misconduct, supplemented by mediation, contract and protocol screening, compliance Quick Scans, and complaint investigation work for the LVV complaints committee.

The business operates without proprietary technology: service delivery is direct and human, supported by a Wix-hosted website, blog content, LinkedIn and Facebook presence, a newsletter, and a referral network of fiscalists, accountants, payroll administrators, and other legal specialists. Pricing is transparent and posted publicly: €130/hour for individuals and €180/hour for businesses, excluding 21% VAT, billed in precise minutes with no office costs or hidden fees; fixed-fee arrangements and in-house hourly retainers for employers are also offered, alongside a free initial telephone consultation.

Revenue is generated purely from professional services hours and fees, with no disclosed figures, no funding, and no institutional ownership. The model is deliberately low-overhead (home office, no rented premises) to keep client pricing accessible to individuals and SMBs in the Breda region. Concentration is low and customer-base diverse across individuals, family businesses, and small nonprofits, while growth is structurally constrained by the one-practitioner delivery model and reliance on personal expertise and referral flow rather than technology-enabled scaling.

Name

Recht met Hart

Legal name

Recht met Hart

Website

https://rechtmethart.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Recht met Hart is a Breda-based, one-person Dutch labor law advisory and external trusted-person (vertrouwenspersoon) practice, serving individual employees, SMBs, and small organizations with hourly and fixed-fee legal services, mediation, and workplace integrity support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Other Legal Services (54119), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Labor law advisory
• Employment law services
• Trusted person services
• Workplace mediation
• Legal consultation

Headquarters

HQ city

Breda

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional services revenue generated through hourly billing for labor law advisory and trusted person services. Both fixed fee arrangements and hourly rates are offered depending on client preference and case type. For employers, in-house hiring options are available for a set number of hours per week or month.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Recht met Hart is a sole-proprietorship labor law advisory practice founded in 2018 by Nathalie Stoffelsen-Dings, delivering specialized Dutch employment law (arbeidsrecht) advice, representation, and external trusted person (vertrouwenspersoon) services to both individual employees and employers. Core deliverables include labor law advisory and dispute support, contract drafting and screening, mediation, compliance quick scans, complaint investigation, and trusted person counseling for unwanted workplace behavior.

Product overview

Recht met Hart is a solo-practice law firm offering specialized labor law advisory services and external confidential counselor (vertrouwenspersoon) services. The core offering consists of labor law advice and representation for both employers and employees, complemented by confidential counselor services for unwanted behavior and integrity issues. Additional services include mediation, contract drafting and screening, compliance quick scans, and complaint investigation. The firm positions itself as an accessible, affordable alternative to traditional law firms, with flexible pricing (fixed fee or hourly rates) and no office costs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbeidsrecht Advies (Labor Law Advisory)

Quantifiable outcome

• No hidden costs - time is billed precisely without rounding up, no office costs charged
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• Van Oss & PartnerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTraining provider for vertrouwenspersoon (trusted person) education. Nathalie completed her trusted person training at Van Oss & Partners and also works as a trainer for them. Van Oss & Partners specializes in trusted person certification programs.
• Landelijke Vereniging voor Vertrouwenspersonen (LVV)coreOthersProfessional association for trusted persons in the Netherlands. Nathalie is a member and listed in their register of certified trusted persons. Also serves as clerk of the LVV Complaints Committee.
• Buurtbemiddeling BredaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeighborhood mediation service in Breda. Nathalie works as a mediator for this organization, providing conflict resolution services outside of her legal practice.
• Centrum voor ConflicthanteringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCenter for Conflict Management - training provider where Nathalie completed her mediator training.
• Professional Network (Fiscalists, Accountants, Payroll Administrators, Legal Specialists)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtensive professional network including fiscalists, accountants, payroll administrators, and specialists in other legal areas such as mediation, rental law, general conditions, and collection. Clients are referred to these partners when needed, with Nathalie remaining as point of contact if desired.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AWVN: AWVN is the Dutch employers' association providing labor law advisory and HR support to member companies, directly overlapping with Recht met Hart's employer-side services around dismissal, reorganizations, and employment contracts.
• Juridisch Loket: Juridisch Loket is a publicly funded Dutch first-line legal advice desk providing free initial legal guidance, including on employment law. It is the direct functional counterpart to Recht met Hart's 'free initial consultation' entry point and routes complex matters onward.

Broad incumbents

• DAS Nederland: DAS is the largest Dutch legal aid insurer, providing employment law advice and representation to individuals and SMBs through subscription-based rechtsbijstand. It serves the same employee/employer segments as Recht met Hart but at much larger scale and through an insurance/call-center model.
• Stibbe: Stibbe is a top-tier Benelux law firm with an employment practice handling advisory and litigation for Dutch employers. Comparable practice area but positioned firmly in the corporate/mid-market segment rather than MKB and individuals.
• Houthoff: Houthoff is a leading Dutch law firm with an employment law team advising employers on dismissals, reorganisations, and collective labor matters. It represents the larger, more corporate counterpoint to Recht met Hart's SMB/individual focus.
• ARAG Nederland: ARAG is a major Dutch legal insurance provider offering employment law advice and lawyer access through subscription policies. Comparable to Recht met Hart in serving individuals and SMBs facing labor disputes, but operating at insurance scale rather than as a solo specialist.
• Kennedy Van der Laan: Kennedy Van der Laan is a Dutch mid-market firm with a recognised employment law group serving both employers and employees in dismissal, reorganisation, and HR-compliance matters. It competes for a similar client mix to Recht met Hart but at a more established firm scale.
• Loyens & Loeff: Loyens & Loeff is a major Benelux law firm with a sizeable employment & pensions practice serving Dutch and international employers. It competes for higher-end labor law mandates and reorganisation work, though at substantially higher rates than Recht met Hart.
• Legalwise: Legalwise provides subscription-based Dutch legal services including employment law advice for consumers and SMBs. It competes for the same price-sensitive individuals and small businesses that Recht met Hart targets with its affordable hourly model.

Others

• SDU: SDU is the leading Dutch legal publisher and online information provider for legal and HR professionals, including employment law commentary and tools. It is not a direct competitor but enables comparable research and compliance work that can substitute for some advisory engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/recht-met-hart

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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