Employment Solicitor within thriving team | 2-5 yrs pqe | Leeds Cirt Centre
We are seeking an experienced Employment Solicitor to join our client's dynamic Leeds team. This is an excellent opportunity for a 2-5 PQE lawyer specialising in respondent employment work, both contentious and non-contentious. The role offers the chance to work within a supportive, collegiate environment and develop your legal expertise further. The position is based in Leeds city centre and offers hybrid working. The sector and nature of the clients that they work with are broad, giving outstanding diversity at the earlier stages of your career, on the one hand, being able to work with local companies, with little or no HR offer, on the other, vast international entities where you would interface with sophisticated HR teams.
Responsibilities
- Take on a broad-ranging caseload of both contentious and advisory matters
- Supporting senior team members on more significant projects and cases
- Managing tribunal caseloads and undertaking advocacy at hearings, PHRs, and CMDs where appropriate
- Researching, drafting, and offering practical solutions to client issues
- Attending meetings and negotiations with clients and third parties
- Assisting in business development efforts, including network building and delivering training sessions
- Supervising and delegating work to trainees, paralegals, and legal secretaries
- Keeping up to date with legal developments through journals and reports
Requirements
- 2-5 years post-qualified experience in employment law case work, particularly respondent work
- A collegiate approach to work, this environment suits team players - both within and across teams
- Drive and creativity- they like people to be brave and happy to have a go, with the right support behind them, of course
- Flexibility and adaptability in approach and style
- A genuine passion for Employment Law
Key Benefits and Culture
- Commitment to the development of your career, a clear structure within which to do so, and full support from those aroudn you
- Supportive, inclusive environment committed to wellbeing, equality, diversity, and inclusion
- Active social calendar fostering team cohesion and engagement
- Competitive salary with discretionary bonuses
- Enhanced pension scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Range of health and wellbeing benefits
- Hybrid working with a minimum of two days per week in the office
Find out more
If you are an Employment Solicitor, keen to develop your career from not only a technical perspective, but also as a rounded team player with a commercial and enterprising approach, get in touch with Rachael Mann on 0113 467 7111 for a confidential conversation.