Employment Partner – Bristol

Overview

As an Employment Partner in Bristol, you will lead the growth of the firm’s employment practice in the Southwest, leveraging your client following to expand market reach and revenue. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, profitable advice while shaping the department’s strategic plan. The role combines client leadership, business development, and mentoring of junior colleagues, with a strong focus on scalable service delivery and market development. This is a high-impact, strategic appointment at a leading national firm with hybrid working.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• private medical insurance
• pension scheme
• cycle to work scheme
• bonus potential
• Learning and progression opportunities

Responsibilities

• Delivery of profitable work on own matters
• Strengthening client and referrer relationships
• Defining service scopes, pricing, and charging models
• Providing robust legal advice with market-sector knowledge
• Contributing to departmental business plans
• Leading BD initiatives and generating new business
• Expanding client networks, intermediaries, and referrers
• Developing an internal referral network within the firm
• Supervising and coaching junior team members
• Monitoring departmental KPIs and contributing to performance
• Staying updated on legal trends and feeding strategy
• Driving strategic plan elements including service lines and product development

Key requirements

• 7+ years’ PQE
• Solid business plan and demonstrable growth proposition for Bristol market
• Strong client management and service commitment
• Proven ability to win new business through BD
• Experience managing a small team
• Desirable: Tribunal litigation experience
• Collaborative, commercial and strategic mindset

• collaborative
• commercial
• strategic
• market and sector knowledge
• business development
• pricing structures

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