Employment Solicitor

Overview

In this role you will join a well-established regional firm’s growing employment practice, handling a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters for a diverse client base. You will own matters end-to-end, from contracts and policies to complex tribunal work, with autonomy and support from senior leadership. The role blends hands-on legal work with client relationship building and some business development as the team expands. It offers hybrid working, a collaborative culture, and clear opportunities to develop your profile and client base.

Pay / Benefits

• private medical cover
• hybrid working
• competitive salary

Responsibilities

• Advise on contracts, policies and day-to-day HR issues
• Handle disciplinaries, grievances, redundancies, restructures
• Lead TUPE and change management projects
• Manage discrimination, whistleblowing and unfair dismissal claims
• Run Employment Tribunal and High Court litigation
• Advise on executive exits and settlement agreements
• Build client relationships and contribute to business development
• Support junior lawyers as the team expands

Key requirements

• 3+ PQE as an Employment Solicitor
• Confident across contentious and non-contentious matters
• Commercial, practical, client-facing
• Organised, collaborative, keen to develop others
• Looking for a long-term role with alignment of quality, culture and progression

• commercial
• practical
• client-facing
• employment law (contentious and non-contentious)
• TUPE
• dismissals and grievances

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