Senior Solicitor - Employment

Weightmans; Park Central; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking an experienced employment lawyer to join their Birmingham office's HR Rely Team. The role involves advising clients on various employment law matters and managing Employment Tribunal claims. Candidates should have over 5 years PQE and strong communication and teamwork abilities. This is an opportunity to contribute to a growing and highly ranked practice area.

Benefits

Award-winning organisation

Top employer recognition

Qualifications

• 5+ years PQE in employment law.
• Experience managing own caseload.
• Demonstrated ability in employment law issues.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on a range of employment law issues.
• Manage Employment Tribunal claims.
• Conduct business development training and networking.

Skills

Employment law advisory

Good communication skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Time management

Job description

About your new role

Our market leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration practice area is seeking an experienced employment lawyer to join our HR Rely Team.

We advise clients across the UK and internationally, including some of the UK's largest and best known employers. We believe that the quality of our clients and the strength of our relationships with our clients speaks volumes about the quality of the service we provide.

The candidate will be based at our Birmingham office, working within the HR Rely Team, which currently consists of two Partners, two Principal Associates, two Associates, three Solicitors and two Paralegals.

Our HR Rely team is highly ranked in the Legal Directories and has ambitions to grow further.

As a Principal(Senior) Associate, this is a great opportunity to play an integral role in growing the team, working alongside Partners to drive the practice forward.

You will manage a mixed caseload of contentious and non-contentious employment work and your responsibilities will include:

• Advise clients on the full range of employment law issues, including redundancy, disciplinary matters, grievances, whistleblowing, discrimination matters.
• Responsibility for conduct of the defence of Employment Tribunal claims.
• Advising in relation to change and restructuring projects, changing terms and conditions and consultation requirements.
• Drafting articles and legal updates, training and networking as part of a structured business development initiative.

About You

You will have previous experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work.

We also require you to have/be:

• 5+ years PQE
• Previous experience of advising on employment law matters and managing your own caseload
• Employment Tribunal claims
• Experience of pay/Industrial relations project (no advocacy required)
• Able to demonstrate advice to clients on the full range of employment law issues, including redundancy, disciplinary matters, grievances, whistleblowing, discrimination matters.
• Ideally previous experience of mentoring junior fee-earners
• Good teamwork skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong technical knowledge
• Good communication skills
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Interest in business development
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise
• Ability to work to deadlines and targets
• Flexible approach

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your application.

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates are encouraged to reach out directly. For inquiries or more details, feel free to contact us. Our recruitment team members are here to assist.

Why work for us

Come and join our award-winning organisation and team. Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 18th consecutive year at Britain’s Top Employers awards 2025, and ranking 5th in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

Embark on this journey with Weightmans towards becoming one of the Top 30 UK Law firms.

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