Senior Solicitor

Avencia Talent Solutions; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious law firm in Manchester is seeking a Senior Associate Employment Solicitor. This role combines high-level advisory work with autonomy to manage your own employment cases. Key responsibilities include providing strategic advice, managing a diverse caseload, and mentoring junior team members. The firm is known for its supportive culture and prioritizes work-life balance, offering a competitive salary of £80,000 plus bonus and excellent benefits in a hybrid work setting.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus

Hybrid working

Supportive culture

Clear progression pathways

Qualifications

• Qualified Employment Solicitor with strong post-qualification experience.
• Confident in handling advisory matters and managing own cases.
• Commercial, pragmatic, and client-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic employment law advice to a diverse client base.
• Manage own caseload including contentious and non-contentious matters.
• Advise on complex employee relations issues and tribunal claims.

Skills

Strategic employment law advice

Managing caseloads

Client relationship management

Mentoring junior team members

Education

Qualified Employment Solicitor

Job description

Senior Associate – Employment Law

Manchester | Hybrid (3 days office-based)

£80,000 + bonus

A highly regarded law firm with an outstanding reputation for quality, culture and client service is seeking a Senior Associate Employment Solicitor to join its Manchester practice.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a genuinely balanced role, combining high-level advisory work with the autonomy to run your own employment cases, and to work with a collaborative and experienced team.

The role

• Providing strategic employment law advice to a high-calibre client base, including employers across a range of sectors
• Managing your own caseload, including contentious and non-contentious matters
• Advising on complex employee relations issues, restructures, TUPE, senior exits and tribunal claims
• Building trusted client relationships and contributing to the continued growth of the practice
• Supporting and mentoring junior team members where appropriate

About you

• Qualified Employment Solicitor with strong post-qualification experience (Senior Associate level)
• Confident handling advisory matters alongside your own cases
• Commercial, pragmatic and client-focused in your approach
• Comfortable working with autonomy while valuing teamwork and collaboration

Why join

• High-quality, intellectually stimulating work without excessive hours
• A firm that genuinely prioritises work-life balance and flexibility
• Supportive, collegiate culture with clear progression pathways
• Competitive salary of £80,000 plus bonus, alongside an excellent benefits package
• Hybrid working with three days per week in the Manchester office

This role would suit an employment lawyer seeking top-tier work, flexibility and a long-term home within a respected and forward-thinking firm.