Employment Solicitor

Employment Solicitor

Location: Lancashire (Hybrid Working Available)

Hours: Full-time, 36.25 hours per week

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive to join a well-established and highly regarded Employment team. This role offers the chance to work within a supportive and collaborative environment, advising primarily public sector clients on a broad range of employment law matters.

The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload while working closely with experienced colleagues on complex and high-profile matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a varied caseload of employment law matters, primarily for public sector clients including those within the education, housing and local authority sectors.
• Advising on a broad range of employment issues, including settlement agreements.
• Representing clients at Employment Tribunal hearings, including cases involving:
  • Unfair dismissal
  • Discrimination
  • TUPE
  • Redundancy
  • Safeguarding issues

   

• Providing clear, practical legal advice to clients and maintaining effective communication with tribunals, opponents and third parties.
• Representing clients at internal hearings, including disciplinary, grievance, dismissal and appeal proceedings, as well as conducting workplace investigations.
• Supporting colleagues on complex matters and contributing to the wider objectives of the team.
• Delivering employment law training and presentations to clients and external organisations.
• Working collaboratively with senior lawyers on complex and strategic cases.
• Developing and maintaining strong client relationships while contributing to business development initiatives.

About You

Essential

• Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive (or equivalent) with up to 4 years' post-qualification experience.
• Previous experience within an employment law team.
• Experience handling Employment Tribunal litigation.
• Knowledge of a wide range of employment law matters, including unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE and redundancy.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Proven ability to manage a busy caseload, meet deadlines and work collaboratively within a team.
• A professional approach with strong client care and communication skills.

Desirable

• Previous advocacy experience.
• Experience advising public sector clients, particularly within education, housing or local government.
• Experience delivering training or presentations to clients.

The Employer

Our client is a respected and well-established law firm with an excellent reputation for delivering high-quality legal services across the North West. The firm is recognised for its collaborative culture, commitment to professional development and focus on providing practical, commercially focused advice to its clients.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Generous annual leave entitlement, increasing with service.
• Enhanced family-friendly policies.
• Enhanced company sick pay.
• Professional development and career progression opportunities.
• Performance-related bonus/profit share scheme.
• Private healthcare.
• Health and wellbeing support.
• Staff discounts and additional employee benefits.
• Social and wellbeing events.