Overview
As a senior Employment Solicitor at Director or Partner level, you will lead a high-profile employment practice in Oxfordshire within a growing regional office. You will handle a mix of contentious and non-contentious work, including tribunal and High Court litigation, discrimination, whistleblowing, and executive exits, while steering advisory work on contracts, policies, restructurings, and transactions. This role is about shaping strategy, mentoring teams, and driving the firm’s employment offering to new levels of prominence. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver sector-leading client service and growth. This is a rare opportunity to become a key strategic driver,享
Pay / Benefits
- high remuneration package
- supportive infrastructure and backing from the firm
- opportunity to shape a regional practice
- career progression to senior leadership
- equal opportunities employer
Responsibilities
- Lead a high-profile employment practice with both contentious and non-contentious work
- Manage complex tribunal and High Court litigation, discrimination, and whistleblowing matters
- Oversee executive exits and workplace investigations
- Provide advisory services on senior contracts, policies, restructurings, TUPE, and redundancy programmes
- Support workforce strategy and employment aspects of corporate transactions
- Shape and deliver strategic growth for the Oxfordshire employment offering
Key requirements
- Senior Employment Lawyer with Director/Partner level experience
- 8+ PQE
- Proven ability in both contentious and non-contentious employment work
- Experience leading or shaping a practice or team
- Strong strategic and business-development mindset
- leadership
- strategic thinking
- client-focused communication
- employment litigation (tribunals/High Court)
- advisory employment law
- TUPE
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