Newly Qualified Employment Solicitor

Company: LHH
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Location: Leeds
Job Description:

Newly Qualified – 4PQE Solicitor | Employment | Leeds | £51,000 starting salary

A top 100 UK law firm with a strong presence across the North is looking for a solicitor to join its established Employment team in Leeds city centre.

Due to their current team structure and the work pipeline, there is enough support and work for a Newly Qualified Solicitor to join, up to a Solicitor with four years’ post-qualification experience.

You would enjoy real responsibility from day one, working as part of a well-regarded national employment practice with an expansive client base.

Responsibilities include:

  • day-to-day employment advice;
  • corporate, commercial and real estate transactions, business transfers and outsourcings;
  • employment tribunal, civil court and appeal litigation;
  • collective matters such as restructuring/redundancies, integration and TUPE, and industrial relations;
  • investigations (including regulatory investigations); and
  • strategic projects such as compliance with new legal requirements.

They are looking for:

  • a newly qualified or upwards solicitor, with a seat in employment during training contract (if NQ level)
  • organised and methodical, comfortable juggling several matters at once
  • a confident communicator, with clients and with colleagues
  • genuine enthusiasm for employment work and the drive to build a career in it

For more information, or a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Rebecca Newman at LHH:

rebecca.newman@lhh.com / 07510 368025

Posted: August 22nd, 2026