Employment Solicitor

TipTopJob; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid work arrangements

Career progression

Collaborative environment

Job summary

eNL is seeking an Employment Solicitor in Birmingham with 4+ years PQE to join a dynamic practice handling diverse employment matters for a mix of business clients.

You will advise on both advisory work and disputes, support junior lawyers, and contribute to business development while building trusted client relationships in a collaborative, hybrid environment.

The role offers a competitive salary and genuine career progression within a supportive team culture.

Qualifications

• Solicitors with a minimum of 4 Years PQE in employment law.
• Experience handling both advisory matters and disputes.
• Strong ability to supervise and mentor junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Own your work and build trusted client relationships.
• Advise clients across the full range of employment matters, including disputes.
• Provide practical advice on workplace issues such as restructures, redundancies, and disciplinary matters.
• Support Employment Tribunal litigation and more complex disputes.

Skills

4+ PQE

Employment law

Tribunal experience

Client relationships

Mentoring juniors

Business development

Dispute resolution

Job description

Employment Solicitor, 4+ Years PQE, Birmingham, GBP 70,000+ (DOE) : This is an opportunity to work with an interesting and varied client base, advising businesses and organisations on the employment issues that matter most to them. REF:5012

The Role

• You’ll become part of a supportive, ambitious team where you’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of your work, build trusted client relationships and play an active role in the continued development of the practice.
• You’ll advise clients across the full range of employment matters, combining day:to:day advisory work with involvement in complex and potentially high:profile disputes.
• Providing practical advice on workplace issues, including restructures, redundancies, disciplinary and grievance matters, absence and performance management, TUPE and Settlement Agreements
• Handling Employment Tribunal litigation and supporting clients through more complex employment disputes and related proceedings
• Advising clients through sensitive workplace situations and investigations, balancing legal risk with commercial and reputational considerations
• Building lasting relationships with clients and becoming a trusted source of employment advice
• Supporting the development of junior lawyers through supervision, mentoring and sharing your technical expertise
• Contributing to the growth of the employment practice through networking, profile:raising and business development activity

Skills Required

• Applications are sought from Employment Solicitors with a minimum of 4 Years PQE
• Strong technical knowledge and experience across a broad range of employment law
• Confidence handling both contentious and non:contentious employment matters
• Experience managing Employment Tribunal claims and advising clients through disputes
• Strong interpersonal skills and a natural ability to establish trusted relationships with clients
• Experience supervising, coaching or mentoring junior colleagues
• A commercial outlook and enthusiasm for contributing to the wider success of a growing practice

On Offer

• Competitive salary
• A supportive, collaborative and friendly working environment.
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Genuine career progression

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