Employment Solicitor – Associate / Senior Associate – Bristol

Overview

In this role you will join Chadwick Nott’s Employment Team in Bristol to advise employers, HR professionals and senior executives on a broad spectrum of employment matters. You will handle contentious and non-contentious work, including transactions, investigations, governance and boardroom issues, with a focus on delivering commercially-minded advice. The position supports a national, collaborative practice known for technical excellence and client service. This is an opportunity to develop within a high-performing team that works on cross-border and high-stakes matters.

Pay / Benefits

• 30 days holiday (FTE) + bank holidays
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme (5% employer / 5% employee)
• Staff profit share & performance bonus
• Life assurance & permanent health insurance
• Electric car scheme

Responsibilities

• Advising on a wide range of employment matters, including M&A-related employment issues, TUPE, outsourcing and reorganisations
• Managing Employment Tribunal litigation (unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, breach of contract)
• Conducting workplace investigations, grievances, disciplinary matters and misconduct handling
• Designing and advising on whistleblowing procedures, investigations and governance
• Advising on capability, performance management, restructuring and redundancy processes
• Drafting and negotiating employment contracts, executive service agreements, bonuses and workplace policies
• Advising on restrictive covenants, confidentiality, team moves and protection of business interests
• Supporting multinational organisations on cross-border employment and global workforce projects
• Conducting settlement negotiations and drafting settlement agreements
• Supporting the wider team with client training, business development and strategic projects

Key requirements

• 3–6 years PQE (Associate) or 6+ years PQE (Senior Associate)
• Strong technical employment law experience across contentious and non-contentious matters
• Excellent drafting skills and strong commercial judgement
• Ability to deliver high quality client service with minimal supervision
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, collaborative approach
• Ability to manage time, billing and workload efficiently
• Confidence in supporting business development, networking and client relationships
• Strong attention to detail and professional integrity
• Competence using Microsoft Office, case management and time recording systems

• proactive
• collaborative
• attention to detail
• employment law expertise (contentious and non-contentious)
• drafting employment contracts and agreements
• workplace investigations and governance

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