Head of Employment Warwickshire

Overview

In this leadership role, you will head an established Employment team within a national law firm in Warwickshire, steering strategic growth and client service. You will oversee day-to-day leadership, develop the department, and collaborate with the firm’s wider network to expand the practice. You will manage a high-quality caseload, nurture key client relationships, and mentor junior members while shaping the team’s future direction. This position offers visible impact, cross-team collaboration, and an opportunity to raise the Employment group’s profile in the Midlands.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an established Employment team
• Manage a high-quality mix of contentious and non-contentious matters
• Advise a broad range of businesses and organisations
• Strengthen and maintain client relationships
• Identify and pursue opportunities for business development and growth
• Serve as a key contact for major clients
• Mentor and develop junior team members
• Support recruitment as the department grows
• Collaborate with colleagues across the national network
• Raise the Employment team’s profile in Warwickshire

Key requirements

• Significant experience across employment law
• Strong experience in contentious and/or non-contentious work
• Previous leadership, management, or mentoring experience
• Commercial approach and excellent client-care skills
• Proven ability to develop and maintain client relationships
• Business development experience and drive to grow a practice
• Strong reputation in Warwickshire and the wider Midlands
• Enjoys leading people, developing clients, and building teams

• leadership
• client-care
• business development
• employment law (contentious and non-contentious)
• client relationship management
• business development

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