Employment & Litigation Solicitor / Fee Earner

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment is seeking an experienced Employment Solicitor or Fee Earner to join its Dispute Resolution team. The role focuses on managing a diverse caseload for individuals and businesses, delivering practical employment law advice and helping grow the firm’s employment law offering.

You will supervise a Legal Assistant and contribute to business development while supporting the wider Litigation team with dispute resolution work.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor or Fee Earner with strong Employment Law background.
• Experience managing an Employment Law caseload independently.
• Experience advising employers and employees is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of employment law matters for individuals and businesses.
• Advise on disciplinary, grievance, dismissals, settlement agreements and disputes.
• Draft and review employment contracts, policies and settlement agreements.
• Advise on redundancies, TUPE transfers and compliance.
• Represent clients in Employment Tribunal proceedings and hearings.
• Support the Litigation team with general dispute resolution work.
• Supervise and develop a Legal Assistant and build client relationships.

Skills

Employment Law

Caseload management

Client relationships

Billing and costs

Legal advice

Employment Tribunal procedures

supervision of a Legal Assistant

Business development

Drafting employment documents

Dispute resolution

Education

Qualified Solicitor or Fee Earner

Job description

An established and growing law firm is looking for an experienced Employment Solicitor or Fee Earner to join its Dispute Resolution team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong background in employment law who can manage their own caseload, provide practical and commercially focused advice, and help develop and grow the firm's employment law offering.

You will primarily handle employment law matters for both individuals and businesses, while also supporting the wider Litigation team with general dispute resolution work.

The successful candidate will play an important role in building the employment department, developing client relationships and generating new business. You will also have responsibility for supporting and supervising a Legal Assistant.

This role would suit someone who is confident working independently and has the experience to develop an employment law service within an established Litigation department.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of employment law matters for individual and business clients.
• Advise employers and employees on a range of workplace issues, including disciplinary and grievance matters, dismissals, settlement agreements and employment disputes.
• Draft and review employment contracts, policies, settlement agreements and other employment documentation.
• Advise on redundancies, restructuring, TUPE transfers and employment law compliance.
• Represent clients in Employment Tribunal proceedings and hearings.
• Support the wider Litigation team with general dispute resolution matters.
• Provide clear, practical and commercially focused legal advice, maintaining excellent standards of client care.
• Manage files from initial instruction through to completion, ensuring matters progress efficiently and clients are kept informed of costs and developments.
• Meet agreed billing, time recording and financial performance targets.
• Take responsibility for billing and credit control on own matters.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing clients, businesses and professional contacts.
• Contribute to business development activities, helping to generate referrals and grow the firm's employment law offering.
• Supervise and support a Legal Assistant, including providing guidance, feedback and development support.

Skills & Experience

• Qualified Solicitor or experienced Fee Earner with a strong background in Employment Law.
• Proven experience managing an employment law caseload independently.
• Experience advising both employers and employees would be advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and Employment Tribunal procedures.
• Experience handling settlement agreements, redundancies, disciplinary matters, dismissals and workplace disputes.
• Ability to manage matters from instruction through to resolution with minimal supervision.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of the importance of billing, time recording and financial performance.
• Strong communication and client relationship management skills.
• Confidence in developing professional relationships and generating new business.