Senior Employment Lawyer

Haggerty Jaques; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm in Leeds is seeking an experienced Employment Lawyer at Senior Associate to Legal Director level. This role offers the chance to work on high-profile employment matters within the healthcare sector. The firm promotes a hybrid working environment and focuses on employee health and well-being. Ideal candidates will have advisory and contentious experience, alongside a passion for career progression in a supportive team.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Generous holiday entitlement

Career progression opportunities

Innovative benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience as a senior employment lawyer with advisory and contentious experience.
• Ability to mentor and supervise junior members of the team.
• Interest in working within the healthcare sector is a plus but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Advise on complex health-related employment matters for public and private sector clients.
• Work with NHS Trusts and private healthcare providers.
• Manage a varied caseload of contentious and advisory work.

Skills

Advisory matters

Contentious matters

Mentoring

Education

Qualified Solicitor (PQE level)

Job description

Employment Lawyer

Senior Associate to Legal Director Level

Leeds City Centre - Hybrid & Flexible Working

Competitive Salary & Benefits Package

Fantastic opportunity for an experienced Employment solicitor, at Senior Associate to Legal Director level, to step into a thriving Leeds-based team.

Haggerty Jaques is pleased to be working with this highly regarded international law firm to recruit a senior-level Employment Lawyer into its specialist Health Employment team in Leeds.

Why This Role?

This is a rare opportunity to become a number two to the head of the team in Leeds and to further your career within a fascinating sector.

This team works at the forefront of health-related Employment matters affecting both public and private sector clients. The matters the team advises on are often complex and high profile. There is a huge amount of variety on offer in this role across contentious as well as advisory work.

The firm is continuing to go through a significant period of investment and growth and the Employment Health team in particular is seeing real growth and success.

This role does not require previous healthcare sector experience – although it would naturally be useful. It could therefore be the perfect role for an employment lawyer who would like to work in a specialist and continually growing field.

Whilst the role can be performed on a full-time basis, some senior members of the team work part-time, and any lawyers looking to do the same would also be encouraged to apply.

The Work

This role offers exposure to cutting-edge employment law matters within the healthcare industry, covering both public and private sector clients. You’ll work with:

• NHS Trusts and primary care providers, including GP practices
• Private healthcare providers such as fertility clinics and MedTech companies
• Health sector organisations dealing with evolving regulatory and employment challenges

What’s On Offer?

• A very strong pipeline of high-quality work in a niche and growing sector
• A genuinely supportive and friendly team with a collaborative culture
• Career progression
• A flexible and hybrid working environment
• An excellent and innovative benefits package including generous holiday entitlement and a focus on employee health and wellbeing
• Beautifully appointed offices to work from

Who Should Apply?

We’d love to hear from senior employment lawyers who have ideally had exposure to both advisory and contentious matters. A lawyer who enjoys mentoring and supervising more junior members of the team would also be of real interest.

At Haggerty Jaques, we encourage applications from lawyers at all PQE levels who feel they have the relevant skills and experience. If this sounds like a role for you, we’d love to hear from you.