Employment Law Senior Associate | Hybrid/Remote ("in-house")| High-Growth Team | Career Progression

ZipRecruiter; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employment law firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Associate to join their high-growth team. You will provide comprehensive employment advice, manage significant litigious work, and contribute to a supportive environment focused on career development. This hybrid position offers flexibility, a competitive salary, and a generous benefits package, including extensive holiday and pension plans.

Benefits

Up to 39 days' holiday

Bonus

Enhanced pension

Health cash plan

Flexible work-life balance

Qualifications

• Solid experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment work.

Responsibilities

• Provide full range of employment advice including dismissal and discrimination matters.
• Handle around 80% litigious work.
• Act for both employees and employers in a broad range of issues.

Skills

Contentious and non-contentious employment work

Litigious work

Drafting contracts and policies

Job description

Overview

Employment Law Senior Associate | Hybrid/Remote ("in-house") | High-Growth Team | Career Progression

If you're an Employment Solicitor interested in a position with variety, support, and real scope for development within an in-house environment, this is for you.

Responsibilities

• Provide the full range of employment advice: from straightforward unfair dismissal and unpaid wage claims to complex whistleblowing and discrimination matters.
• Handle around 80% litigious work.
• Act for both employees and employers, including non-contentious work such as drafting contracts, policies, handbooks, and advising on settlement agreements.
• Take ownership of caseload, contribute to team performance, and develop professional profile within a £3.5m revenue-generating department.

Team & Environment

Join a team known for its experience and background, including capable paralegals who’ve built strong careers outside traditional qualification routes. There is collaboration and opportunities for development.

Location & Schedule

This is a hybrid role (3 days WFH). The firm is open to fully remote arrangements depending on experience. Full-time is preferred, but part-time applicants (four days or equivalent hours) are welcomed.

Requirements

You’ll need solid experience in both contentious and non-contentious employment work.

Training & Development

The department is committed to training and development. They currently support 7-8 apprentice solicitors and offer 4-5 internal training contracts annually, contributing to a strong junior pipeline.

Salary & Benefits

The firm offers a competitive salary and generous benefits package, including up to 39 days’ holiday, bonus, enhanced pension, income protection, group legal protection, health cash plan, and a well-supported culture of flexibility and work-life balance.