Are you an experienced Employment Solicitor looking to step into a leadership role? This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy and forward-thinking team in Leeds specialising in contentious employment work.
Our client is a progressive, award-winning firm, supporting a wide range of clients including blue-chip companies, with a focus on high-quality, commercially-focused employment advice.
The Role
This senior employment manager position offers the opportunity to lead a high-performing Employment team, specialising in contentious matters. You’ll oversee the allocation and conduct of cases, ensuring risk is managed effectively and best practice is followed across the team.
Alongside handling complex and sensitive disputes, you’ll support and mentor junior colleagues, manage client relationships, and contribute to the wider strategic direction of the department. The role also involves representing the team in business development initiatives.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive Package: A salary and benefits package tailored to reflect your expertise and leadership responsibilities.
- Leadership & Influence – Take responsibility for leading and developing a talented legal team.
- Work Life balance: Hybrid working model in place and this firm expects that its solicitors will enjoy a good work/life balance and not be working all hours.
- Professional Growth: A supportive environment where your contribution is genuinely valued and where you can develop your expertise.
- Variety & Challenge – Manage a diverse range of employment law matters, including complex and high-value cases.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the team to meet performance, service and financial targets.
- Drive operational excellence, ensuring deadlines and SLA commitments are met.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships as a key point of contact for service quality.
- Represent the team in business development and external marketing initiatives.
- Plan and oversee CPD and mentoring to support team progression.
- Independently manage complex, high-value or sensitive disputes.
About you
The ideal candidate will be confident, technically strong, and committed to delivering exceptional service. You will have:
- Ideally 8+ years PQE in employment law.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build rapport at all levels.
- A strong sense of client care and the desire to achieve the best outcomes.
- The ability to manage your own caseload, prioritise effectively, and work independently as well as collaboratively.
Please note our advertisements use PQE and salary level purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
How to Apply:
To hear more about the Employment Solicitor role in Leeds, please contact Rachel Birkinshaw on 0113 467 9795