Employment Solicitor

ENL Legal Recruitment; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

eNL is seeking an experienced Employment Solicitor to join their Leeds-based employment department.

You will work alongside the Managing Director, handling a wealth of contentious and non-contentious matters, advising employers and employees on issues such as unfair dismissal, discrimination, settlement agreements, settlement agreements, and HR policies. The role includes developing the department and building relationships with local businesses and HR professionals to support growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years PQE with broad employment law caseload.
• Confident advising both employer and employee clients.
• Strong communication and development of junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Develop the employment department and handle a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters.
• Advise employers and employees on issues such as unfair dismissal, discrimination, settlement agreements, tribunal proceedings, redundancy, contracts of employment, HR support and workplace policies.
• Manage matters from instruction through to completion with support from a paralegal.
• Build relationships with local businesses and HR professionals to support department growth.

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Employment Solicitor

Location

Leeds

Salary

Up to £65,000 DOE

Qualifications

5+ PQE required.

The Role

• Join a well established law firm located in Leeds seeking to welcome an experienced Employment Solicitor to their thriving employment department.
• Work alongside the Managing Director in developing the department whilst simultaneously handling a wealth of contentious and non-contentious matters.
• Advise employers and employees on issues such as unfair dismissal, discrimination, settlement agreements, employment tribunal proceedings, redundancy, contracts of employment, HR support and workplace policies.
• Manage a diverse array of matters from instruction through to completion with the support of a dedicated Paralegal.

The Candidate

• Applications are welcomed from ambitious Solicitors who boast at least 5 years PQE coupled with experience managing a broad employment law caseload.
• The successful candidate will be confident advising both employer and employee clients and running matters independently from instruction through to completion.
• You will have excellent technical knowledge, strong client and communication skills and be keen to support the development of both junior colleagues and the firm as a whole.
• Building relationships with local businesses and HR companies is essential to this role and the successful candidate will contribute to the continued growth and success of the department.

The Firm

• Join a friendly and progressive full-service law firm which has established a superb reputation for delivering excellent legal advice to a diverse range of clients.
• Offering a supportive and collaborative working environment, this firms encourages lawyers to take ownership of their work and contribute to the future development of the business.
• Benefit from high quality work and genuine opportunities for progression and leadership.
• This is an excellent opportunity to take on genuine responsibility while helping to strengthen and grow an expanding department and develop relationships with local businesses and HR professionals.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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 characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.