Employment Associate

Connect Legal Partners; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working available

Permanent, full-time position

Job summary

Connect Legal Partners in the United Kingdom seeks an employment solicitor with 1–5 years PQE to advise employers on contracts, policies, and workplace issues, including disciplinary and grievance procedures.

You will handle Employment Tribunal matters, support data subject access requests, and contribute to client updates, articles, and seminars. The role offers hybrid working and a permanent, full-time position.

Qualifications

• Solicitor with 1–5 years PQE in employment law.
• Ability to draft clearly and advise on business realities.
• Strong communication with clients and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage mixed workload including advisory and contentious matters.

Responsibilities

• Advise on employment contracts, policies and workplace issues, including disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Handle Employment Tribunal matters through their stages and assist with employment questions arising from corporate transactions.
• Support data subject access requests and contribute to client updates, articles and seminars.

Skills

Drafting

Client communication

Legal analysis

Workplace law

Education

Qualified solicitor

Job description

Advise employers on workplace decisions and stay involved when those decisions lead to tribunal proceedings.

The role

• Advise on employment contracts, policies and workplace issues, including disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• Handle Employment Tribunal matters through their stages and assist with employment questions arising from corporate transactions.
• Support data subject access requests and contribute to client updates, articles and seminars.

What you will need

An employment solicitor with around one to five years PQE. You should be able to organise a mixed workload, draft clearly and offer advice that reflects the realities of running a business. The opportunity suits someone who values both careful legal analysis and regular communication with clients, and wants to develop confidence across advisory and contentious employment work.

What is on offer

• Permanent, full time position.
• Hybrid working is available.