Employment Solicitor

G2 Legal Limited; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Exeter is seeking an experienced Employment Solicitor or Legal Executive. The role includes providing expert employment advice, handling both contentious and non-contentious work, and training management. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working conditions, and a host of additional benefits, reflecting a strong commitment to employee well-being. Ideal candidates will have at least 4 years' experience and a background in employment law.

Benefits

Very competitive salary & bonuses

Flexible & hybrid working options

Private medical insurance & Healthcare

28 days annual leave + paid sabbaticals

Flexible reward scheme

Qualifications

• At least 4 years’ experience as an employment solicitor or legal executive.
• Experience in providing employment law advice.
• Background in respondent cases is preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of employment advice to employers.
• Handle workload including tribunal work and discrimination cases.
• Conduct employment law training for managers and HR teams.
• Collaborate with London firms on complex matters.

Skills

Employment law training

Contentious work

Non-contentious work

Client advisory

Employment Tribunal work

Job description

Employment

Legal Executive or Solicitor

Exeter, Devon

Benefits include:

• This employment solicitor vacancy can be offered at Senior Associate up to Managing Associate level
• Very competitive salary & bonuses
• Flexible & hybrid working options (Excellent flexibility given including weekly time out)
• Private medical insurance & Healthcare
• 28 days annual leave + paid sabbaticals
• A flexible reward scheme to suit you & your needs

Who will you join?

• A very successful law firm & thriving employment department
• An established multi-site team with national and international reach
• Work alongside inspiring & well-respected partners & colleagues
• Join a firm where employee well-being is truly important – and reflected in the benefits (above)

What will you do?

• Give a full range of good quality respondent employment advice to employers to include:
• A mixture of contentious & non contentious work
• Employment Tribunal Work, Equality & Discrimination
• Unfair/Wrongful Dismissal Disciplinary & Grievance
• TUPE, Maternity & Paternity and Redundancy
• Settlement Agreements
• Give employment law training to managers and HR teams to ensure that they have a good working knowledge of their employment law obligations and can apply this knowledge in the workplace
• Co-Counsel with London firms on exciting & complex matters

What will you need?

• At least 4 years’ experience as an employment solicitor or legal executive
• Employment experience
• Ideally your experience should be from a respondent background, but this is not essential

What next?

• Click on apply now to send your CV through for consideration
• Or call Paul Norman for a confidential conversation about this employment solicitor vacancy and other vacancies across Devon and the South West