Employment Solicitor 5-8 PQE – Cardiff

Overview

As an Employment Solicitor in Cardiff, you will handle a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious matters for employers, senior executives and employees. You will lead and support Employment Tribunal work and provide strategic, commercial advice to HR teams and business owners. The role offers autonomy, a busy caseload, and genuine progression opportunities within a collaborative team. You will shape outcomes on disputes, contracts, policies, and organizational change within a respected Welsh firm.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• private medical cover
• enhanced family leave
• hybrid working (up to 2 days from home after probation)
• benefits package

Responsibilities

• Manage Employment Tribunal litigation from instruction to conclusion
• Draft pleadings, disclosure, witness statements and assist advocacy at hearings
• Advise on discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair/constructive dismissal, equal pay, breach of contract and redundancy
• Provide strategic risk, settlement and dispute management guidance
• Draft and negotiate employment contracts, policies, handbooks and service agreements
• Advise on disciplinary, grievance, performance, and capability processes
• Support restructuring and redundancy exercises and TUPE and due diligence
• Conduct or assist with internal investigations (disciplinary, grievance, whistleblowing)
• Provide clear, commercial advice to business owners, HR teams and senior management

Key requirements

• Qualified Solicitor with 5-8 years’ PQE in employment law
• Strong experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters
• Ability to manage a busy caseload with minimal supervision
• Excellent drafting skills and strong knowledge of UK employment law
• Strong communication skills and ability to build trusted client relationships
• Organised, proactive and calm under pressure

• Strong communication
• Client relationship-building
• Organised and proactive
• Drafting and advisory in UK employment law
• Contentious and non-contentious caseload management
• Tribunal litigation handling

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