Solicitor (1-3 PQE) - Employment

Hempsons; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday purchase scheme

Private health insurance

Life assurance & critical illness cover

Season ticket loans

Cycle-to-work scheme

Job summary

Hempsons is seeking a Solicitor (1-3 PQE) for their national employment team in Manchester. The role includes handling complex employment tribunal claims and providing advisory services in employment law with a focus on healthcare legislation.

Join a leading law firm and gain insights into contentious and non-contentious work while enjoying a supportive culture and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years PQE in employment law.
• Experience advising clients in health and social care sectors.
• Experience with tribunal claims and litigation conduct.

Responsibilities

• Work on complex contentious and non-contentious matters.
• Handle employment tribunal claims.
• Advise on reorganisation and redundancy issues.

Skills

Employment law experience

Experience in health and social care

Ability to conduct ET litigation

Interest in business development

Job description

About Hempsons

With over 250 staff and lawyers working across our five offices nationwide, Hempsons is a leading law firm for the health and social care, life sciences, charity and social enterprise sectors. We help clients overcome a constantly evolving list of challenges. Examples of ground‑breaking projects we are working on with clients are:

• enabling new technology providers to establish products in the health market;
• advising on the development of new care models for the NHS;
• helping GPs to expand primary care provision by setting up GP federations and super‑practices;
• supporting companies developing novel cell therapies and gene therapies;
• helping charities and social enterprises to initiate new organisational structures and ways of working.

Our aim is to provide outstanding legal services that deliver the best possible client outcomes whilst nurturing a culture that makes us a “great place to work”.

The Role

We are looking for a Solicitor (1‑3 PQE) to join our national employment team and work with us on the extensive range of services we provide.

The role will involve working on a range of complex contentious and non‑contentious matters including general employment advisory work, the handling of complex employment tribunal claims, high‑profile cases, advising on reorganisation and redundancy issues with a focus on healthcare legislation.

The national team is headed up by Andrew Davidson who is a leading lawyer with many years of experience across the public sector, more specifically the NHS. You will be able to gain an insight into all aspects of both contentious and non‑contentious employment work and have a real opportunity to develop your career with Hempsons.

This role can be based in either our Manchester, Harrogate or Southampton offices.

The Team

Our Employment team operates on a national basis across several of our offices, predominantly across our London, Manchester and Harrogate offices and offers an exceptional depth of knowledge and experience of the health and social care sectors.

With long‑standing clients across the entire health and social care spectrum, we advise providers, commissioners, regulators and policy makers; providing robust, actionable and knowledgeable advice quickly across the full range of services our clients need.

Skills And Competencies

• Employment law experience with at least 1 to 3 years PQE.
• Experience of advising clients in the health, social care and third sector organisations. Experience of the NHS would be advantageous but not essential.
• Must have experience working on tribunal claims and other contentious matters and an ability to undertake the day‑to‑day conduct of ET litigation files is essential.
• Interested in business development and marketing; you will have the support from our dedicated Client Services team.

What can we offer you?

Our benefits package is designed to enable all colleagues to thrive in an inclusive and supportive environment. These benefits include a holiday purchase scheme, private health insurance, life assurance & critical illness cover protection, season ticket loans, cycle‑to‑work scheme and much more.

Hempsons is an equal opportunities employer

Hempsons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and to encouraging diversity through recruitment. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community and decisions to progress will be made with reference to entirely objective criteria only.