Employment Solicitor Newly Qualified

Clear IT Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic legal firm in Leeds is looking for a newly or recently qualified Solicitor to join their Employment Team. This hybrid role involves managing your own caseload, advising on employment issues for trade unions and individual clients across various sectors. The firm offers excellent career progression and training opportunities, alongside benefits such as an annual bonus and 31 days holiday. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, and relevant employment sector experience.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to 10%

31 days holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Sick pay

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• NQ upwards or equivalent experience in the employment sector.
• Experience working with various business sectors and clients.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload advising on employment issues.
• Pursue cases in tribunals and courts for various clients.
• Engage in regular training for personal and professional development.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Client care skills

Interpersonal skills

Technical experience

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a newly or recently qualified Solicitor to join my clients Employment Team in their Leeds offices on a hybrid basis.

My client's firm is dynamic, forward-thinking and puts expertise and client service at the forefront of everything it does. That's why my client are trusted by some of the largest trade unions and associations in the country.

Following a thorough onboarding process, the successful candidate will have their own caseload involving advising on and pursuing employment and industrial relations issues in the tribunals and courts for trade union and professional association members, as well as private individual clients.

Your caseload will cover a variety of business sectors across a range of industries including rail/transport, manufacturing, education, health, public sector, sport and the music industry, and you will be dealing with clients at all levels of seniority.

There are excellent prospects for career progression in this role, and you will receive regular training to ensure you thrive and achieve your own personal and professional development goals, as well as keeping you fully aware of changes and updates to regulations and best practise.

Requirements

• Successful applicants should be NQ upwards (or equivalent experience) who has experience of working in the employment sector.
• You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be confident dealing with people at all levels of seniority internally and externally.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent client care skills
• Although training will be provided, we are looking for someone with excellent technical experience, preferably gained at a leading firm.

Benefits

• An annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of your basic salary
• 31 days holiday (Rising with service)
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Company pension
• Company sick pay
• Flexible working options / Hybrid & Agile working.

Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal and Financial Recruitment.

Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful