Employment Lawyer / Senior Lawyer

Overview

You join HB Public Law’s Employment team to handle a varied caseload across multiple local authorities, focusing on employment tribunal work and advisory matters. You will collaborate with a supportive team, mentor junior colleagues, and contribute to training and best practices. The role offers exposure to high-quality public-sector employment work and potential work in education law, with a hybrid working setup. This is a chance to shape employment outcomes across four local authorities and to develop professionally in a collaborative environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Cycle Scheme
• Green Car Benefit Scheme
• Civil Service Sports Council membership
• Staff discounts and wellbeing support initiatives

Responsibilities

• Manage a busy caseload of Employment Tribunal claims
• Advise on general employment matters, disciplinary and grievance procedures, restructures and TUPE
• Attend employment tribunals and advise schools
• Support and mentor junior colleagues, contribute to training and develop best practice across the team
• Work across multiple local authorities to deliver cross-cutting employment services

Key requirements

• Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or CILEX with litigation practising rights
• Experience in employment law and tribunals
• Ability to manage own caseload and prioritise competing demands
• Strong communicator with excellent client care skills

• collaborative
• client-centric communication
• learning orientation
• employment law
• tribunal litigation
• TUPE and restructuring

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