Employment Solicitor (Partner)

Executive Network Legal Ltd; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Genuine career progression

Job summary

Executive Network Legal Ltd is seeking an ambitious Employment Partner to lead the employment offering in Leamington Spa. You will advise businesses and individuals on complex employment matters and help shape strategy for the regional office.

With 6+ years PQE, you will own the practice, develop a regional client base, mentor junior lawyers and work with senior stakeholders on high-profile matters for a diverse range of clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years PQE in Employment Law with a track record advising employers.
• Significant experience handling high-value and high-profile employment matters.
• Ability to develop client relationships and generate new opportunities.
• Ambitious leader capable of mentoring lawyers and growing a regional practice.

Responsibilities

• Advise on complex employment issues for businesses and individuals.
• Own and direct the employment offering in Leamington Spa.
• Build a regional client base and secure new work.
• Lead, mentor and develop lawyers across career stages.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders for a joined-up service.

Skills

6+ PQE

Employment Law

Client relationships

Business development

Senior stakeholder engagement

Job description

Employment Solicitor (Partner), 6+ Years PQE, Leamington Spa, £125,000+ (DOE) – We’re looking for an ambitious Employment Partner to take the lead on our client’s employment offering in Leamington Spa and play a key role in the growth of this impressive regional office. REF:5118.

THE ROLE

• You’ll have a varied and high-quality workload from the outset, advising businesses and individuals on complex employment issues and helping clients navigate some of their most sensitive people challenges.
• You will take ownership of the employment offering in Leamington and set its direction for the future.
• Build on an existing pipeline of work and develop a strong regional client base.
• Advise on a broad range of employment and HR matters, including complex and high-value issues and disputes.
• Work with organisations ranging from SMEs and entrepreneurial businesses through to PLCs and major national and international employers.
• Develop relationships across a broad range of sectors, including education, healthcare, manufacturing, aviation, recruitment, professional services and local government.
• Support senior executives, private individuals and other clients with sensitive and high-profile employment matters.
• Work alongside specialists across the firm to provide clients with a genuinely joined-up service.
• Identify opportunities for new work and contribute to the wider commercial development of the Leamington office.
• Lead, mentor and develop lawyers at different stages of their careers.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Applications are sought from Employment Solicitors with a minimum of 6 Years PQE looking for that next step in their career.
• Significant experience in Employment Law, with a strong track record of advising employers.
• A respondent-focused background is preferred, although we’re also interested in candidates with a balanced claimant/respondent practice.
• Confidence handling complex, high-value and high-profile employment matters.
• Experience of developing client relationships and generating new opportunities.
• Strong commercial awareness and an entrepreneurial approach to business development.
• Previous experience of managing, mentoring or developing lawyers.
• The credibility and confidence to work with senior stakeholders and represent the firm in the market.
• A collaborative and approachable leadership style.
• The ambition to build a successful regional practice while contributing to a national team.

ON OFFER

• Competitive salary
• 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