NQ Employment Solicitor

JMC Legal Recruitment; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Bonus scheme

High quality, complex employment work

Formal supervision

AI tools training

Hybrid working

Zusammenfassung

JMC Legal Recruitment is recruiting an Employment Solicitor for a Top 100 firm in Bristol. The role targets newly qualified lawyers or those with up to 2 years PQE, focusing on a high-quality employment caseload and strong tie to advisory work alongside senior partners.

The team emphasizes AI-assisted practice and cross-office collaboration, with a balanced mix of contentious and advisory matters. The firm highlights substantial training in AI tools, structured supervision, and a hybrid working

Qualifikationen

• Newly qualified solicitor with an interest in employment law.
• Interest in handling contentious work and advisory matters.

Aufgaben

• Handle a high-quality caseload in a busy employment practice.
• Work primarily on representing respondent employers in tribunal claims (80% contentious).
• Advise on disciplinaries, grievances, restructurings and redundancies.
• Draft settlement agreements, consultancy agreements and staff handbooks.
• Provide employment support on corporate transactions and collaborate across offices.

Jobbeschreibung

Employment Solicitor | NQ - 2 Years PQE | Top 100 Firm | Bristol

This Top 100 firm has built a strong reputation for high profile work for the kind of clients typically associated with City firms. It is a national firm with an international network, and it backs its lawyers with serious investment in technology. Its employment practice has expanded significantly in recent years on the back of major client wins and a rise in instructions. Partners judge candidates on ability rather than pedigree.

The firm is investing heavily in legal AI. A dedicated platform has been rolled out across the employment team, supported by named AI leads, and senior lawyers work directly with juniors on how the tools are used. The focus is on using technology well, so that it strengthens professional development rather than replacing it.

The Role

The Bristol employment team is looking for a newly qualified solicitor to join a busy practice handling a high-quality caseload, working closely with partners and senior lawyers. At junior level the work is around 80% contentious, with a primary focus on representing respondent employers in tribunal claims. The partners see this as the best foundation for advisory work, since any advice can end up being tested in litigation. You'll take on more advisory work as you progress.

You'll advise employers on disciplinaries, grievances, restructurings and redundancies. You'll also draft documents including settlement agreements, consultancy agreements and staff handbooks. The team also provides employment support on corporate transactions.

Clients include some of the country's best-known employers in banking, retail, infrastructure, transport and the public sector. You won't be tied to a single partner, and you'll work across sectors and offices with regular, structured supervision. For a newly qualified lawyer, it's a strong place to build breadth early and learn from experienced practitioners.

The Ideal Candidate

You'll be a newly qualified solicitor with a clear interest in employment law, with litigators looking to move into employment law also being considered. You will have a real appetite for contentious work, along with strong commercial awareness and good analytical, communication and organisational skills. An interest in business development and in keeping up with changes in employment law will stand you in good stead. So will a willingness to engage with AI tools and to work collaboratively across partners and offices.

What's on Offer

• Bonus scheme rewarding both chargeable hours and wider contribution

• High quality, complex employment work for major employers

• Formal supervision and broad exposure across sectors, clients and partners, with scope to take on higher level work as you develop

• Hands on training in AI tools from senior lawyers and dedicated AI leads

• Hybrid working