Employment Solicitor (Partner)

Executive Network Legal Ltd; West of England; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Network Legal Ltd seeks an experienced Employment Partner to join its Bristol team. The role offers an opportunity to grow a practice within a national platform while maintaining autonomy and a strong client base.

You will advise on contentious and non-contentious matters, manage senior executive disputes, and contribute to business development and client expansion across the firm’s national network.

Qualifications

• Established Employment Partner with a strong, portable client following.
• Demonstrable commercial acumen and strategic mindset.
• Proven leadership and ability to develop a growing practice.

Responsibilities

• Advise employers and senior executives on a broad range of employment matters.
• Lead and mentor colleagues within a national firm’s employment team.
• Develop and maintain senior client relationships and originate new opportunities.
• Collaborate across practice areas to support cross-selling and growth.
• Support strategic growth of the Bristol employment practice.

Skills

Client following

Commercial acumen

People leadership

BD capabilities

Job description

Employment Partner | Bristol | National Law Firm | Established Practice | Client Following Required

Are you an experienced Employment Partner looking for a new platform to grow your practice and take your career to the next level?

We are working with a highly regarded national law firm that is looking to appoint an established Employment Partner to join its growing Bristol team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded partner with a strong client following who wants the support, profile and infrastructure of a national firm while retaining the autonomy to develop and grow their own practice.

The Opportunity

You will join an established and ambitious employment team advising a diverse portfolio of businesses and senior individuals across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

The role will involve:

• Advising employers and senior executives on a wide range of employment matters.
• Handling complex employment disputes and tribunal litigation.
• Advising on senior exits, restrictive covenants, discrimination and whistleblowing.
• Supporting clients with employment aspects of corporate transactions and restructures.
• Developing and maintaining long-standing client relationships.
• Taking an active role in business development and generating new opportunities.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the firm's wider national network.
• Contributing to the strategic growth of the employment practice in Bristol.

About You

We are looking for an established Employment Partner with:

• A strong track record in employment law.
• A portable and demonstrable client following.
• Excellent technical expertise and commercial judgement.
• A strong reputation within the Bristol and wider South West market.
• The ability and ambition to develop and grow a significant practice.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A genuine interest in contributing to the wider success and growth of the firm.

Whether your background is predominantly contentious, non-contentious or a strong combination of both, we would be interested in speaking with established partners who can bring a strong client base and a clear growth strategy.

Why This Opportunity?

This is more than simply a move between firms. It is an opportunity to join a national platform with the resources, brand and infrastructure to support an ambitious Employment Partner.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Grow your existing client relationships.
• Access a broader national client base.
• Work alongside leading lawyers across multiple practice areas.
• Develop your profile within the Bristol market.
• Play a key role in the continued growth of the employment offering.
• Benefit from the resources and support of a well-established national firm.

If you are an Employment Partner with a strong client following and are considering your next move, this is an opportunity worth exploring.