Employment Solicitor

Overview

In this role you will drive end-to-end employment matters for a growing regional firm. You will work directly with clients across diverse sectors and handle both advisory and contentious work, contributing to a broader national practice. The position offers autonomy, a supportive culture, and clear scope to develop your profile and client base. You will flourish in a collaborative environment that values wellbeing, progression, and practical, business-focused solutions. This is a chance to shape a thriving employment team within a reputable firm and advance your career long-term.

Pay / Benefits

• private medical cover
• hybrid working
• competitive salary
• strong benefits
• wellbeing culture

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 grows

Key requirements

• 3+ PQE as an Employment Solicitor
• Confident across contentious and non-contentious matters
• Commercial, practical, comfortable dealing directly with clients
• Organised, collaborative, keen to develop others
• Seeking a long-term role with alignment on quality, culture, and progression

• client-focused
• collaborative
• organised
• employment law (advisory and contentious)
• TUPE and change management
• discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal

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