Employment & Litigation Solicitor / Fee Earner

Clear IT Recruitment Ltd; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear IT Recruitment Ltd's client, a growing law firm in Northallerton, seeks an experienced Employment Solicitor or Fee Earner to join the Dispute Resolution team.

You'll handle employment matters for individuals and businesses, supervise a Legal Assistant, and help grow the employment law offering.

The role requires independent work, strong client service, and a practical commercial approach.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor or experienced Fee Earner with strong Employment Law background.
• Proven ability to manage an employment caseload independently.
• Experience advising both employers and employees is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and tribunal procedures.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of employment matters for individuals and businesses.
• Advise employers and employees on disciplinary, grievance, and dismissal issues.
• Draft and review contracts, policies and settlement agreements.
• Advise on redundancies, TUPE and employment compliance.
• Represent clients in Employment Tribunal proceedings and hearings.
• Develop client relationships and contribute to business development.

Skills

Employment Law

Caseload management

Client relations

Billing & costs

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Tools

Case Management Software

Job description

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

Candidates should take the time to read all the elements of this job advert carefully Please make your application promptly.

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.

Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful