Employment Solicitor

Sellick Partnership Limited - Private Practice; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous benefits package

Progression opportunities

Job summary

Sellick Partnership Limited - Private Practice in Oxford invites an Employment Solicitor to join a Legal 500 & Chambers UK ranked firm. You will handle disputes and provide strategic employment advice while managing a busy caseload in a supportive team environment.

The role requires 1–3 years PQE in employment law, excellent communication and negotiation skills, and a proactive, client-focused approach; a competitive salary and generous benefits are on offer with clear progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years PQE in employment law.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage a busy caseload and work to tight deadlines.
• Proactive and client-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Represent clients in disputes over unfair dismissal, discrimination, or harassment.
• Advise on redundancies, termination, and wrongful dismissal processes.
• Provide guidance on employee rights such as holiday pay and working hours.
• Ensure compliance with workplace health and safety regulations.
• Negotiate settlements in employment-related disputes.
• Advise on handling employee grievances and disciplinary procedures.
• Assist businesses with employee transfers during restructuring or sales.

Skills

Excellent communication

Negotiation skills

Caseload management

Client-focused

Job description

Sellick Partnership is excited to be working with a Legal 500 & Chambers UK ranked firm who are looking for an Employment Solicitor to join their team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Representing clients in disputes over issues like unfair dismissal, discrimination, or harassment.
• Advising on the legal process of redundancies, termination, and wrongful dismissal.
• Providing advice on employee rights, such as holiday pay, sick leave, and working hours.
• Ensuring compliance with workplace health and safety regulations.
• Negotiating settlements in cases of disputes or employment-related claims.
• Advising on how to handle employee grievances and disciplinary procedures.
• Helping businesses comply with laws when transferring employees as part of a business sale or restructuring.

The successful candidate:

• 1-3 years PQE in employment law.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage a busy caseload and work to tight deadlines.
• A proactive and client-focused approach.

In exchange, the firm is offering a competitive salary and generous benefits package, as well as progression opportunities.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review the data processing notice on our website.