Employment & Litigation Solicitor

Knightwell Recruitment; Skipton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary in £50k–£60k range

Hybrid working: 3 days in-office, 2 at

Salary sacrifice pension

Health cash-back scheme

Perkbox access

23 days' holiday + birthday off + 1x a

Life insurance

PureGym discount

Work-life balance culture

Job summary

Knightwell Recruitment is recruiting an Employment and Litigation Solicitor for a North Yorkshire base (BD23). The role blends employment and litigation work within a dispute resolution team, requiring a solicitor with at least 4 years PQE to lead employment matters and support litigation when needed.

The position is hybrid with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. The firm offers a salary in the £50,000s to £60,000s, plus benefits and a focus on work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with a minimum of 4 years' PQE.
• Experienced in employment law and able to be the firm's employment law specialist.
• Experience of dispute resolution or litigation work, or the ability to support a litigation team.
• Hybrid work readiness: 3 days in the office and 2 days from home, located in North Yorkshire (BD23).
• Strong client care, communication and organisational skills, and a track record of meeting billing targets.

Responsibilities

• Managing all aspects of employment law matters, including drafting and reviewing employment documentation
• Advising on settlement agreements, compliance, redundancies, restructuring and TUPE transfers
• Supporting clients with workplace disputes and representing clients in tribunals and hearings
• Assisting with wider dispute resolution and litigation matters for individual and business clients
• Meeting agreed billing and performance targets, and keeping clients informed on progress and costs
• Contributing to business development and supervising a legal assistant

Skills

client care

communication

organisational skills

billing targets

Education

Solicitor qualification

4+ years PQE

Job description

Salary in the £50,000s, up to the early £60,000s

Minimum 4 years' PQE

Hybrid: 3 days in the office, 2 days from home

The Opportunity

Knightwell Recruitment is working with a multi-office law firm to recruit an Employment and Litigation Solicitor with a minimum of 4 years' PQE. This is a hybrid role, with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home, based in North Yorkshire (BD23), with other offices possible. Sitting within the dispute resolution team, you will run a varied caseload of primarily employment law matters, while also supporting the litigation department on dispute resolution work for individual and business clients. This is an opportunity to be the firm's employment law specialist, bringing that work in-house, while covering both employment and litigation.

Our client's details are confidential at this stage and will be shared with suitable candidates in a confidential conversation before any application is submitted.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing all aspects of employment law matters, including drafting and reviewing employment documentation
• Advising on settlement agreements, compliance, redundancies, restructuring and TUPE transfers
• Supporting clients with workplace disputes and representing clients in tribunals and hearings
• Assisting with wider dispute resolution and litigation matters for individual and business clients
• Meeting agreed billing and performance targets, and keeping clients informed on progress and costs
• Contributing to business development and supervising a legal assistant

Requirements

• Qualified Solicitor with a minimum of 4 years' PQE
• Experienced in employment law, with the ability to be the firm's employment law specialist
• Experience of dispute resolution or litigation work, or the ability to support a litigation team on those matters
• Able to work hybrid, with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home, based in North Yorkshire (BD23), with other offices possible
• Strong client care, communication and organisational skills, and a track record of meeting billing targets

What's On Offer

• Salary in the £50,000s, up to the early £60,000s
• Hybrid: 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
• Salary sacrifice pension, a health cash-back scheme and access to Perkbox
• 23 days' holiday, plus your birthday off and Christmas off, with the option to purchase a week's holiday and extra holiday with length of service
• Life insurance and a PureGym discount
• A culture that promotes work-life balance, including taking a full lunch break, not working extra hours, and switching off on holiday
• The opportunity to be the firm's employment law specialist, sitting within the litigation team