Solicitor – Employment Law – Cardiff – 5-8 Years PQE

Overview

In this role you will handle high‑quality employment matters for a Cardiff team, spanning contentious and non‑contentious work. You will support a diverse client base, manage complex caseloads, and contribute to the firm’s growth. You’ll advise on risk, strategy, and HR processes while delivering commercially focused guidance. The opportunity combines hands‑on litigation, advisory work, and progression within a supportive, collaborative environment.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• 5% pension contribution
• Death in service cover
• Ride to Work scheme
• Support to learn Welsh during working hours

Responsibilities

• Manage contentious Employment Tribunal cases from instruction to conclusion
• Draft pleadings, manage disclosure, and prepare witness statements
• Advise on complex claims including discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair/constructive dismissal, equal pay, breach of contract and redundancy
• Provide advocacy support at preliminary hearings and settlement discussions
• Offer strategic guidance on disputes, risk management, and settlement strategy
• Draft, negotiate, and advise on employment contracts, policies, and handbooks
• Advise on internal HR processes (disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability)
• Support restructuring and redundancy exercises
• Assist with due diligence, warranties, indemnities, and TUPE in corporate transactions
• Provide timely, commercial advice to business owners, HR professionals and senior management
• Conduct or assist with complex disciplinary, grievance or whistleblowing investigations

Key requirements

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with 5–8 years PQE
• Experience across both contentious and non‑contentious employment law
• Ability to manage a varied caseload autonomously
• Strong drafting experience (contracts, policies, settlement agreements)
• Experience managing Employment Tribunal cases from start to finish
• Excellent knowledge of UK employment legislation and case law
• Ability to deliver clear, concise, commercially focused advice
• Strong analytical, drafting and problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Commercially minded, organized, and able to handle competing deadlines
• Proactive, collaborative, and capable of delivering high-quality work
• Welsh language skills (desirable)
• Experience supervising junior fee earners (desirable)
• Advocacy experience at Employment Tribunal hearings (desirable)
• Business development or networking experience (desirable)
• Sector experience (public sector, education, healthcare, tech, retail, manufacturing) (desirable)

• Commercially minded
• Analytical thinking
• Strong communication
• Drafting of contracts and policies
• Employment Tribunal litigation
• Disciplinary and grievance processes

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