Employment Tribunal Advocate

Weightmans; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK law firm is seeking a full-time Employment Advocate. You will manage a caseload of tribunal hearings and provide legal advice on employment issues. Ideal candidates should have over 3 years' experience in employment tribunal advocacy and strong communication skills. The position offers a flexible work environment and the opportunity to contribute to a top-ranked law firm.

Benefits

Award-winning employer

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• 3+ years qualified solicitor.
• Experience in employment tribunal advocacy, including multi-day hearings.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and targets.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of employment work primarily covering tribunal hearings.
• Provide employment law advice to diverse clients.
• Draft documents and manage team members’ caseloads.

Skills

Employment tribunal advocacy

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Education

3+ years qualified solicitor

Job description

About your new role

Our market-leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team advises employers across the UK on all aspects of employment, pensions, and immigration law. Our clients include some of the UK's largest and most well-known employers. We pride ourselves on the quality of our service, reflected in the strength of our client relationships.

We are seeking a full-time advocate to cover Employment Tribunal hearings, from case management preliminary hearings to multi-day full-merits hearings, both in-person and via video.

The position can be based at any of our offices. However, it involves travel to cover hearings throughout the UK, with travel limited where possible.

As an Employment Advocate, your responsibilities will include:

1. Managing a caseload of employment work, primarily covering employment tribunal hearings such as:

• Multi-day discrimination, whistleblowing, and detriment cases
• Unfair dismissal and wages cases
• Contentious preliminary hearings (jurisdiction, disability, applications, etc.)
• Case management preliminary hearings (to a lesser extent)

Additional responsibilities include:

• Providing employment law advice to a diverse range of clients on issues like unfair dismissal, disciplinary matters, grievances, whistleblowing, discrimination, detriment claims, and equal pay
• Supervising and managing team members' caseloads as appropriate
• Drafting and preparing documents, tribunal responses, bundles, witness statements, and reports
• Drafting articles and legal updates
• Assisting with business development, including training and networking
• Producing monthly and ad-hoc client MI reports
• Working in line with client and internal SLAs
• Adhering to Weightmans’ values and procedures
• Achieving set financial and chargeable targets

About You

You should have previous experience and a genuine interest in employment tribunal advocacy. The ideal candidate will have:

• 3+ years qualified solicitor
• Experience in employment tribunal advocacy, including multi-day hearings
• Strong teamwork skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent technical knowledge
• Good communication skills
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Capability to meet strict deadlines and targets
• Flexible approach

If you meet these criteria and are enthusiastic and eager to learn, we look forward to your application.

Please Note: Candidates are encouraged to reach out directly for inquiries or more details. Our recruitment team is available to assist.

Why work for us

Join our award-winning organisation. Weightmans has been recognized as a leading employer for 18 consecutive years at Britain’s Top Employers awards 2025. The firm also ranks 5th in the list and has secured top positions in Chambers UK.

Embark on your journey with Weightmans towards becoming one of the Top 30 UK law firms.

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