Newly Qualified Employment Solicitor

LHH; Bradford; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A top 100 UK law firm with a strong presence across the North is looking for a solicitor to join its established Employment team in Leeds city centre.

They are seeking a newly qualified solicitor, up to a Solicitor with four years’ post-qualification experience, who can take real responsibility from day one and handle a varied workload including advisory, transactional, and litigation work within employment law.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or upwards solicitor with a seat in employment during training contract (if NQ level).
• Organised and methodical, comfortable juggling several matters at once.
• A confident communicator, with clients and with colleagues.
• Genuine enthusiasm for employment work and the drive to build a career in it.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day employment advice.
• Corporate, commercial and real estate transactions, business transfers and outsourcings.
• Employment tribunal, civil court and appeal litigation.
• Collective matters such as restructuring/redundancies, integration and TUPE, and industrial relations.
• Investigations (including regulatory investigations).
• Strategic projects such as compliance with new legal requirements.

Skills

Newly Qualified Solicitor

Employment Law

Client communication

Job description

Newly Qualified – 4PQE Solicitor | Employment | Leeds | £51,000 starting salary

A top 100 UK law firm with a strong presence across the North is looking for a solicitor to join its established Employment team in Leeds city centre.

Due to their current team structure and the work pipeline, there is enough support and work for a Newly Qualified Solicitor to join, up to a Solicitor with four years’ post-qualification experience.

You would enjoy real responsibility from day one, working as part of a well-regarded national employment practice with an expansive client base.

Responsibilities include:

• day-to-day employment advice;
• corporate, commercial and real estate transactions, business transfers and outsourcings;
• employment tribunal, civil court and appeal litigation;
• collective matters such as restructuring/redundancies, integration and TUPE, and industrial relations;
• investigations (including regulatory investigations); and
• strategic projects such as compliance with new legal requirements.

They are looking for:

• a newly qualified or upwards solicitor, with a seat in employment during training contract (if NQ level)
• organised and methodical, comfortable juggling several matters at once
• a confident communicator, with clients and with colleagues
• genuine enthusiasm for employment work and the drive to build a career in it