Employment Lawyer 2+ PQE- Aberdeen/ Edinburgh/ Glasgow

Company: Thomson LRC
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Location: Edinburgh
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will advise commercial clients on a broad range of employment matters, spanning both contentious and non-contentious work. You will handle day-to-day queries, strategic compliance projects, and senior executive negotiations, while supporting corporate and real estate transactions. This position sits in a leading employment law team with opportunities for training and progression. You will work across Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow, contributing to high-profile tribunals and advisory work that shapes client outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

  • competitive salary and benefits package
  • excellent training and development
  • career progression prospects

Responsibilities

  • Advise on wide range of employment matters (contentious and non-contentious) for commercial clients
  • Handle day-to-day issues: disciplinary/grievance, maternity/family leave, working time
  • Lead strategic compliance projects and regulatory updates
  • Negotiate appointments and exits for senior executives
  • Manage collective matters: restructuring, redundancies, TUPE
  • Address industrial relations and trade union matters
  • Represent at employment tribunal, civil court and appeals
  • Support employment aspects of corporate, commercial, and real estate transactions, transfers and outsourcings

Key requirements

  • 2+ years PQE in employment law
  • strong employment law background
  • team player
  • excellent communication skills
  • team player
  • excellent communication skills
  • employment law expertise (contentious and non-contentious)
  • TUPE knowledge
  • tribunal/court litigation experience
  • advisory and negotiation skills

Posted: September 14th, 2026