Employment Lawyer

Watershed; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading solicitors’ practice in Manchester is seeking a Senior Employment Lawyer to help grow employment law services and manage client projects. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in employment law, working with large businesses. Responsibilities include advising on complex employment matters, representing clients in tribunals, and developing new business. The role offers competitive salary, private health insurance, and a car allowance, making it a great position for someone who enjoys travel.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Car allowance

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ Post Qualified Experience in a fees‑based professional firm.
• Solid technical competence in employment law.
• Confidence to advise senior managers.

Responsibilities

• Grow and develop services in employment law.
• Advise on a wide range of employment law matters.
• Represent clients at employment tribunals.
• Manage clients' employment projects.
• Build and sustain client relationships.

Skills

Experience in employment law

Client relationship building

Strong communication skills

Commercial awareness

Job description

Watershed is a solicitors’ practice with commercially minded employment lawyers and human resources professionals. Based in Manchester, but with national clients, it is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Responsibilities

• Helping to grow and develop our services in employment law, maximising opportunities and developing long‑term, fruitful relationships with both new and existing clients.
• Advising daily on a wide range of both routine and complex matters, that can be contentious or non‑contentious, covering all aspects of employment law.
• Representing clients at the employment tribunal and the employment appeal tribunal, including carrying out any advocacy.
• Helping clients transform their business by advising on, and often participating in, complex collective redundancies, collective bargaining, large‑scale changes to terms and conditions, and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) transfers.
• Working on and managing a range of clients' projects and dealing with their day‑to‑day employment matters.
• Building and sustaining relationships, developing new accounts, and providing innovative solutions, while offering clients innovative ideas about employment law services technology, approaches, and methodology.

About you

We are seeking a Senior Employment Lawyer who has :

• Experience in employment law, with a track record of working with large private sector businesses.
• 5+ years’ Post Qualified Experience in a fees‑based professional firm.
• Solid technical competence in employment law.
• The confidence to credibly advise senior managers within large organisations.

You should also be :

• Up‑to‑date with modern working practices, while understanding the day‑to‑day pressures busy managers experience.
• Personable and professional, with the ability and drive to develop new business in a competitive industry.
• Capable of building and maintaining relationships with demanding clients.
• A confident communicator, with the experience needed to present and provide a range of services and products that match clients' needs.
• Commercially astute, with an unqualified desire to build long‑term relationships.

Salary and benefits

The successful Employment Lawyer will receive a competitive salary depending on experience. They will also receive private health insurance and a car allowance.

This would be an excellent position for an individual who enjoys travel.