Employment Solicitor

Kingsley Wood; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Administrative support

Collaborative partner network

Modern legal tech infrastructure

Autonomy and flexibility

Fee share 75-85%

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Job summary

Kingsley Wood is an innovative legal consultancy enabling experienced employment solicitors to operate with true autonomy and support. This Partner role focuses on leading client relationships, fee arrangements, and business development within a flexible, modern working environment.

You will join a platform offering strong administrative and operational support, access to a collaborative partner network, and modern legal tech infrastructure to help you grow your own client following.

Qualifications

• 4 years’+ PQE in employment law.
• Strong drafting and advocacy skills.
• Comfortable generating work through existing contacts and business development initiatives.
• Ambitious, entrepreneurial, and motivated to grow their own client following.
• Thrives in a flexible, modern working environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead as Partner and manage client relationships in employment law.
• Participate in business development to grow the practice.
• Provide high-quality drafting and advisory work on complex employment matters.

Skills

Business development

Client relationship management

Legal drafting

Advocacy

Commercial awareness

Job description

Kingsley Wood is an innovative legal consultancy at the forefront of changing how lawyers work today. Our platform offers true independence and autonomy, combined with the strength of a trusted community and a well-established infrastructure.

We provide the tools, support, and framework our Consultant Partners need to thrive and build successful, sustainable practices, empowering experienced litigators to focus on delivering outstanding client outcomes while growing their own business.

What we offer

A genuine consultant partner model with autonomy and flexibility and competitive fees share structure

• Full administrative, compliance, and operational support
• Access to a collaborative partner network
• Modern legal tech infrastructure
• The ability to build a sustainable, scalable litigation client following without traditional firm constraints
• Earn up to 85% of what you bill, the minimum being 75%
• Flexibility on hours and days you work
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The Role

We are seeking an employment solicitor with strong experience across a broad range of complex employment law to work in the capacity of a Partner and participating in business development.

If you are an employment solicitor looking for the next step in your career, enjoying full control over your client relationships, fee arrangements, this opportunity is perfect for you.

The Candidate

You will be an experienced, commercially astute lawyer who:

• 4 years’+ PQE in employment law
• Demonstrates strong technical drafting and advocacy skills
• Is comfortable generating work through existing contacts and business development initiatives
• Is ambitious, entrepreneurial, and motivated to grow their own client following
• Thrives in a flexible, modern working environment

Candidates with an existing client following or clear business plan will be particularly attractive.