Employment Solicitor

Oculus Legal Group; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A top national law firm in Manchester is seeking an Employment Solicitor to handle respondent employment matters across various sectors. This role offers a hybrid working model (3 days in the office, 2 days remote) and a competitive salary of £85,000 - £95,000. The firm emphasizes work-life balance and provides excellent benefits, including private medical insurance and generous pension contributions.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Enhanced holiday provisions

Above average pension contributions

Generous life insurance scheme

Ongoing investment in professional development

Qualifications

• Experience handling respondent Employment matters in retail, public, and financial services sectors.
• Strong understanding of employment law.
• Proficiency in drafting contracts and agreements.

Responsibilities

• Handle disciplinaries, grievances, restructuring, and redundancies.
• Manage Employment Tribunal claims.
• Oversee TUPE matters and corporate deals.

Job description

Overview

Employment Solicitor - Top 50 Practice

Oculus are currently working with a prestigious Top 50 UK National law firm with an excellent reputation in the market, thus ranking them as a National Leader. This role in particular is Manchester based.

This role offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement (3 days in the office, 2 days remote) and a very competitive salary of £85,000 - £95,000.

Responsibilities

The position involves handling respondent Employment matters within retail, public, and financial services sectors such as:

• Disciplinaries, grievances, restructuring and redundancies
• Employment Tribunal claims
• TUPE matters, corporate deals and outsourcing contracts, contract drafting and client training
• Drafting of contracts of employment, consultancy agreements, staff handbooks, settlement agreements

Benefits and Focus

What makes this role stand out is the strong focus on work-life balance, plus benefits like private medical insurance, enhanced holiday provisions, above average pension contributions, generous life insurance scheme and ongoing investment in professional development.