EPI Senior Solicitor

Overview

In this role you help grow Weightmans’ healthcare employment practice by managing a mixed caseload for primary, secondary, and private healthcare clients. You will work closely with Partners to shape the practice, handle tribunal work and advisory projects, and contribute to business development. Your focus is on delivering high-quality employment law solutions while aligning with client SLAs and Weightmans’ values. This is a pathway to broaden your leadership in a top national firm with opportunities for career progression.

Responsibilities

• Advise on full range of employment issues for healthcare clients (e.g., redundancy, discipline, grievances, discrimination)
• Defend Employment Tribunal claims including drafting defences, bundles, witness statements, and merits reports
• Advise on change projects, terms and conditions, and consultation requirements
• Provide industrial relations advice
• Support other team members with caseloads
• Draft articles and legal updates
• Assist with business development activities including training and networking
• Work to client and internal SLAs and Weightmans’ values; contribute to team financial and utilisation targets

Key requirements

• 6/7+ years PQE (or equivalent relevant experience)
• Strong technical knowledge in employment law
• Experience managing own caseload, preferably for healthcare clients
• Attention to detail; ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Excellent teamwork, communication, time management, and organizational skills
• Flexible approach; mentoring/supervising junior fee-earners (desirable)

• teamwork
• strong communication
• time management
• employment law expertise
• defences and bundles
• witness statements

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