Employment Solicitor - Partnership Prospects - 7+ PQE

QED Legal LLP; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing commercial boutique in Glasgow is seeking a Senior Employment Lawyer with at least six years’ PQE. This role involves managing both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including tribunal work and advisory roles on contracts and policies. Candidates should demonstrate commercial awareness and have a strong desire to develop client relationships and contribute to the firm's succession planning. The firm promotes a flexible and quality-focused culture, providing the opportunity for autonomy in practice without the pressure of larger firms.

Qualifications

• Minimum of six years’ PQE in employment law.
• Experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters.
• Comfortable with client relationships and confident in judgment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a mix of contentious and non-contentious employment law work.
• Work on tribunal cases and advisory matters including contracts and policies.
• Engage in succession planning and contribute to long-term goals.

Skills

Employment law

Client management

Commercial awareness

Job description

Overview

I’m working with a Glasgow-based commercial boutique that is continuing to grow its employment law practice in a very deliberate way.

Requirements

This firm is keen to speak with an employment lawyer with a minimum of six years’ PQE who is looking for a genuinely senior role rather than a sideways move. The brief is for someone comfortable running their own matters, trusted with clients and confident in their judgment. This is a role for an employment lawyer who wants to be properly involved in shaping work and relationships, not just servicing them.

Responsibilities

The work is a true mix of contentious and non-contentious employment law. Tribunal work sits alongside advisory matters including contracts, policies, restructurings and dismissals. Experience acting for both claimants and respondents is essential and very much valued. The firm sees this balance as a real strength and wants someone who enjoys seeing issues from both sides of the table.

Partnership Ambition

Partnership ambition matters here. This is not a firm dangling an undefined promise somewhere in the distance. They are open about succession planning and interested in people who want to build a long-term future. You don’t need to bring a book of business, but you do need commercial awareness, confidence with clients and the appetite to develop work over time.

Culture

The culture is adult, flexible and quality-focused. You’ll have autonomy, visibility and the chance to practise employment law properly within a commercial boutique environment, without the volume pressure or internal noise of a larger platform.

Contact

For a confidential discussion about the role, you can contact Neil at QED Legal.