Employment Solicitor

Kingsley Wood; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full administrative support

Access to partner network

Modern legal tech infrastructure

Flexible hours

Earn up to 85% of your bill

PII cover

Job summary

Kingsley Wood is a forward-thinking legal consultancy offering a genuine partner model with autonomy and a strong fees share. The role is for an employment solicitor with 4+ PQE, capable of managing client relationships, driving business development, and delivering top-tier employment law advice.

Join a scalable platform with modern tech, comprehensive support, and the freedom to build your own client following while benefiting from a competitive remuneration structure and flexible working hours.

Qualifications

• 4+ years PQE in employment law with strong drafting and advocacy skills.
• Ambitious, entrepreneurial, and able to grow a personal client following.
• Comfortable generating work through existing contacts and BD initiatives.
• Thrives in a flexible, modern working environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as Partner with autonomy over client relationships and fee arrangements.
• Engage in business development to build and grow a practice.
• Provide strategic employment law advice across a broad range of matters.
• Lead and mentor junior lawyers within the partnership model.

Skills

Employment law

Client development

Drafting

Advocacy

PQE 4+ years

Education

Qualified solicitor

Tools

Legal tech platforms

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 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
• PII cover

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.