Employment Lawyer – 4-6 yrs pqe

Overview

As an Employment Lawyer in Belfast you join a growing team that collaborates with the London practice to handle high‑quality, cross‑border work. You will work on global projects, complex litigation, and strategic HR advisory for blue‑chip clients across sectors. You’ll be part of a internationally connected environment with strong career development and inclusive culture. This role offers exposure to multi‑jurisdictional matters and a platform to shape cross‑regional employment solutions.

Pay / Benefits

• comprehensive private health cover
• income protection
• life assurance
• employee assistance plan

Responsibilities

• Diligence reviews and reporting for transactions; coordinating multi‑jurisdictional disclosure schedules
• Advising on global business carve outs and post‑acquisition integrations; TUPE considerations and related consequences
• Drafting and negotiating transactional provisions; advising on associated matters
• Redundancy advisory including procedures and criteria selection
• Managing multi‑jurisdictional projects such as restructuring, policy reviews, and centralised client advice
• Handling Employment Tribunal claims, disclosure and settlements; enforceability of covenants
• Conducting investigations into employee allegations; scoping investigations
• Preparing data privacy notices and handling data subject access requests
• Possibility of travel as required

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor in Northern Ireland and/or England and Wales with strong academics and demonstrable employment experience
• Good commercial mindset; strong team player with ability to build client relationships
• Ability to work both in a team and independently; client‑first service orientation
• Sound commercial awareness; high performance standards; self‑starter, collaborative, pragmatic and adaptable
• Ability to balance priorities and meet deadlines

• team orientation
• client relationship building
• commercial awareness
• TUPE and employment transactional drafting
• diligence and multi‑jurisdictional coordination
• employment litigation (ET claims, settlements)

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