Senior Employment Lawyer

Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexitime

Compressed hours

31 days leave

Public sector pension

Training & career progression

Wellbeing support

Cycle-to-work

Job summary

Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited is recruiting an experienced Senior Employment Lawyer to join a respected local authority client in the Devon area. The role offers a broad range of work, practical flexibility and a pragmatic approach to employment law, with close collaboration with HR and managers to provide clear, commercial advice.

The position supports flexible, hybrid working with weekly office attendance, extensive annual leave, an excellent pension and ongoing professional development

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in employment law including leading complex matters.
• Experience advising on organisational change, restructuring, TUPE and tribunal matters.
• Qualified and practising solicitor, barrister or CILEX lawyer, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert legal advice on a wide range of employment law matters.
• Advise on grievances, disciplinary matters and dismissals.
• Manage employment litigation and represent the Council when required.
• Draft and review employment-related policies, documents and agreements.
• Work closely with HR colleagues and managers to find practical, commercially aware solutions.
• Support the delivery of training and help manage employment law risks.

Skills

Employment law expertise

Advice to HR/management

Litigation management

Organisational change & TUPE

Education

Qualified solicitor / barrister / CILEX or equivalent

Job description

Senior Employment Lawyer

£53,051 - £57,439 + £5500 market supplement

Full and part-time hours considered

Sellick Partnership is recruiting an experienced Senior Employment Lawyer to join one of its long-standing local authority clientsThis role offers a great variety of work, genuine flexibility and the opportunity to take a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach to employment law. You'll work closely with HR colleagues and managers, providing clear, practical advice on a broad range of employment matters.

Key responsibilities of the Senior Employment Lawyer:

• Provide expert legal advice on a wide range of employment law matters.
• Advise on complex and sensitive employee relations issues, including grievances, disciplinary matters and dismissals.
• Manage employment litigation and represent the Council where required.
• Draft and review employment-related policies, documents and agreements.
• Work closely with HR colleagues and managers to find practical, commercially aware solutions.
• Support the delivery of training and help manage employment law risks.

Required skills and experience of the Senior Employment Lawyer:

• Extensive experience in employment law, including on leading complex employment law matters.
• Experience of advising on organisational change, restructuring, TUPE and employment tribunal matters.
• Qualified and practising solicitor, barrister or CILEX lawyer, or equivalent legal qualification.

Benefits available for the Senior Employment Lawyer:

• A supportive team and a varied, interesting caseload.
• A pragmatic, collaborative working environment where your advice makes a difference.
• Excellent flexibility, including hybrid working, flexitime and compressed hours.
• Generous annual leave: 31 days (not including statutory bank holiday entitlement).
• An excellent public sector pension scheme.
• Training, professional development and career progression opportunities.
• Wellbeing support, staff networks and employee discounts, including cycle-to-work schemes.
• Relocation allowance available for eligible posts, administered under DCC guidance (HMRC rules apply)

This is a hybrid working role. Office attendance is required once a week, alongside tribunal hearings and in-person meetings as required.

This is an opportunity to combine high-quality legal work with a genuine sense of purpose, helping protect people's rights and support communities across the county.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances.