Employment Tribunal Advocate

Douglas Scott Global Recruitment; Lichfield; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote working

Office days (1 day/month)

Job summary

Douglas Scott Global Recruitment in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Employment Tribunal advocate to defend claims and lead complex hearings from start to finish. You will own caseloads, draft pleadings, advise clients on litigation strategy, and prepare cases for multi-day hearings.

The majority of hearings are remote, but you will travel to Employment Tribunals across the UK as required. The firm offers remote working, a transparent bonus scheme, and opportunities for salary

Qualifications

• Genuine Employment Tribunal advocacy experience.
• Experience conducting full and potentially multi-day hearings.
• A strong working knowledge of UK employment law.
• The ability to manage cases autonomously from inception through to hearing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The confidence to deal directly with clients, opponents and tribunals.
• A commercially minded and pragmatic approach to litigation.

Responsibilities

• Defend Employment Tribunal claims from early stages through to conclusion.
• Draft responses and pleadings and advise on strategy.
• Prepare cases for hearing with evidence and witness statements.
• Conduct preliminary and case management hearings.
• Represent clients at full or multi-day Employment Tribunal hearings.
• Take ownership of your own caseload and run matters to resolution.
• Provide clear, commercially focused advice to clients.

Skills

Tribunal advocacy

Hearing experience

UK employment law

Autonomous case management

Client communication

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced employment advocate who enjoys being in the tribunal, taking ownership of cases and representing clients through to the final hearing.

Our client has a substantial national employment client base and a growing volume of contentious employment work. With the team continuing to expand, they are looking for someone who can take a lead role in defending Employment Tribunal claims and provide high-quality advocacy for their clients.

The Role

This is an advocacy-led position with genuine autonomy.

You will be responsible for defending Employment Tribunal claims from the early stages through to conclusion, including:

• Drafting responses and pleadings.
• Advising clients on tribunal claims and litigation strategy.
• Preparing cases for hearing, including evidence and witness statements.
• Conducting preliminary and case management hearings.
• Representing clients at full Employment Tribunal hearings, including multi-day hearings.
• Handling advocacy on cases initially run by other members of the employment team.
• Taking ownership of your own caseload and running matters through to resolution.
• Working directly with clients and providing clear, commercially focused advice.

The majority of hearings are now conducted remotely, although you will need to be comfortable travelling to Employment Tribunals across the UK when required.

About You

Our client is particularly interested in candidates who have genuine Employment Tribunal advocacy experience and are comfortable conducting full hearings.

You may be a:

• Solicitor with strong contentious employment experience.
• Barrister looking to work closely with a substantial client base.
• Experienced employment advocate who has developed significant tribunal experience without formal solicitor or barrister qualification.
• Formal qualification is preferred, but it is not essential. For this role, proven advocacy ability and experience of running Employment Tribunal hearings are the priority.

You will ideally have:

• Strong Employment Tribunal advocacy experience.
• Experience conducting full and potentially multi-day hearings.
• A strong working knowledge of UK employment law.
• The ability to manage cases autonomously from inception through to hearing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The confidence to deal directly with clients, opponents and tribunals.
• A commercially minded and pragmatic approach to litigation.

What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience and advocacy capability.
• A transparent bonus scheme linked to billing performance.
• Remote working.
• One day per month in the officerequired
• The opportunity to take ownership of a significant caseload.
• Support from an experienced and established employment team.
• Clear scope for salary progression based on performance rather than simply PQE.

Why This Role?

If you are an employment lawyer or advocate who actually enjoys advocacy, this is an opportunity to make it a central part of your career.

You will have the opportunity to conduct full Employment Tribunal hearings, build a significant advocacy portfolio and take ownership of your own matters, rather than being limited to advisory work or handing cases over when they reach hearing.

Our client is also genuinely open-minded about qualification. If you have the advocacy experience and can demonstrate that you can run Employment Tribunal cases effectively.

Interested?

If you are an experienced Employment Tribunal advocate and would like to find out more.