Employment Associate – Exeter – Hybrid Working

Overview

As an Employment Associate in Exeter, you will handle a mix of contentious and advisory matters for a varied client base within a respected national firm. You’ll advise on broad employment and HR issues, manage tribunal work, and contribute to business development and client training. The role offers strong client exposure, cross-file collaboration with a national team, and clear pathways for professional development in a hybrid working environment.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible and hybrid working environment
• competitive salary and bonus
• excellent benefits package
• opportunity for professional development
• working with a high-quality client base

Responsibilities

• Advise employers on a broad range of employment law and HR matters
• Manage employment tribunal cases and support clients through litigation
• Deliver practical, commercially focused employment law advice
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships
• Assist with business development initiatives and client training programs
• Collaborate with colleagues across the national Employment team
• Support clients across sectors on strategic and day-to-day employment issues

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor with experience in employment law
• Strong technical knowledge across contentious and non-contentious matters
• Experience handling employment tribunal claims
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Commercially aware with pragmatic problem-solving
• Team-oriented with ability to build internal and external relationships
• Well organized with ability to manage a varied caseload

• excellent communication
• stakeholder management
• team orientation
• employment law (contentious and non-contentious)
• tribunal experience
• HR-related advisory experience

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