Employment Solicitor

eNL Legal; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

eNL Legal in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking an Employment Solicitor (NQ+ up to 4 years' PQE) to join a busy regional team advising employer clients on a broad range of employment matters. You will handle day-to-day employment issues, draft contracts and policies, advise on disciplinaries, TUPE, and handle Employment Tribunal work while developing client relationships.

Hybrid working is offered along with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Qualifications

• NQ level to 4 years' PQE in Employment Law.
• Excellent communication skills and client-focused approach.
• Willingness to develop expertise in both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Responsibilities

• Advise employers on day-to-day employment law issues.
• Draft and review contracts of employment, policies and procedures.
• Advise on disciplinary, grievance and performance management matters.
• Handle redundancy, restructuring and TUPE issues.
• Manage Employment Tribunal claims and contentious matters.
• Support clients with settlement agreements and restrictive covenants.
• Develop client relationships and provide practical, commercially focused advice.

Skills

Employment law

Client relationships

Commercial awareness

Job description

EMPLOYMENT SOLICITOR, NQ+, NEWCASTLE - Looking to build your Employment law career with a highly regarded regional firm? An opportunity to work with an established team advising employer clients on a broad range of employment matters.

A Legal 500 regional law firm is looking to recruit an Employment Solicitor to join its team in Newcastle. This is an excellent opportunity for an NQ Solicitor or someone with up to 4 years' PQE to develop their experience within a supportive team, advising a varied employer client base on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

The Role

You’ll be involved in a varied caseload of employment work, including:

• Advising employers on day-to-day employment law issues.
• Drafting and reviewing contracts of employment, policies and procedures.
• Advising on disciplinary, grievance and performance management matters.
• Handling redundancy, restructuring and TUPE issues.
• Managing Employment Tribunal claims and contentious matters.
• Supporting clients with settlement agreements and restrictive covenants.
• Developing client relationships and providing practical, commercially focused advice.

Who are they looking for?

Applications are welcomed from Employment Solicitors at NQ level up to 4 years' PQE, with experience or a strong grounding in employment law.

You will have good technical ability, excellent communication skills and a genuine interest in developing your employment law career. You’ll be confident dealing with clients, commercially aware and keen to become involved in building relationships and supporting the wider team.

The Opportunity

This is a great opportunity to join a well-regarded Legal 500 firm where you can gain exposure to a varied range of employer-side employment work and develop your skills alongside experienced colleagues.

Whether you’re newly qualified and looking for the right first move, or have a few years' experience and are ready for a fresh challenge, this is certainly worth exploring.

What’s on offer?

• Hybrid working, offering a good degree of flexibility.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• The opportunity to develop your employment law career within a highly regarded Legal 500 regional firm.

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At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever their ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.