Employment NQ Solicitor

Think Legal Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment agency in Manchester is seeking a NQ or recently qualified Employment Lawyer to join a top-tier employment team. This role offers exposure to real employment law, including investigations, litigation, and international corporate work. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 6 months experience and strong commercial awareness. The firm promises a collaborative culture, structured progression, and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Structured Progression

Collaborative Culture

Hybrid Working

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months respondent employment experience during training contract.
• Good commercial awareness and the confidence to hit the ground running.

Responsibilities

• Handle real employment law from day one.
• Engage in investigations, transformations, and litigation.
• Work with international corporates across multiple sectors.
• Involve in High Court and Employment Tribunal work.
• Assist in large-scale restructurings and senior executive exits.

Skills

Employment Law Knowledge

Commercial Awareness

Confidence to Work Independently

Education

NQ or Recently Qualified Employment Solicitor

Job description

Overview

Employment Lawyer - NQ/Recently Qualified Manchester | Competitive Salary | Excellent Progression

Just qualified and ended up somewhere that wasn't quite the right fit? Or maybe you weren't able to secure a role given how tight theNQ market has been? We've got something that might just be perfect.

This is a genuine opportunity to join a top-tier employment team that actually knows how to develop junior lawyers. We're talking about a national practice with 25 employment specialists, including four employer partners and two part-time employment judges - so you'll be learning from people who really know their stuff.

What You'll Be Doing

• Getting your teeth intoreal employment lawfrom day one
• Investigations, transformations, and litigation- the full spectrum
• Working withinternational corporatesacross multiple sectors
• High Court and Employment Tribunalwork (not just basic advice)
• Large-scale restructuringsandsenior executive exits

What We Need From You

• NQ or recently qualifiedemployment solicitor
• Minimum 6 months respondent employment experienceduring training contract
• Good commercial awareness and the confidence to hit the ground running

Why This Move Makes Sense

• Collaborative culture- no sink-or-swim mentality here
• Structured progressionwith partners who actually mentor
• International client base- proper complex work
• Hybrid workingand all the benefits you'd expect
• Real business development opportunitiesfrom early on

This isn't another "file management with occasional legal work" role. You'll be doing genuine employment law with quality training and clear progression. The team has a reputation for developing lawyers who go on to become serious players in the employment market.

Ready for a move that could actually set your career on the right track? Get in contact for a confidential discussion.