Employment Fee-earner

Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors; Yorkshire (VA); Hybrid; USD 80,321 - 120,482; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career progression

Collaborative culture

Wellbeing & balance

High-quality employment work

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

Chadwick Lawrence, a modern West Yorkshire law firm, is seeking an experienced Employment Lawyer to join our growing team. If you’re a qualified Solicitor, or CILEX qualified (or equivalent), you’ll provide practical, commercially focused advice and build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues.

We offer flexible working and office locations across West Yorkshire, plus career progression opportunities and a supportive, collaborative culture that values wellbeing and quality client

Qualifications

• Experience handling employment law matters for employers, employees, or both.
• Ability to provide practical, commercially focused advice.
• Strong client relationship and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, commercially focused employment law advice.
• Manage a varied caseload for employers and employees.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues.

Skills

Employment law experience

Excellent communication

Client relationship building

Education

Solicitor qualification

CILEX qualification

Job description

Responsible to: Partner in Charge

Hours: Full or part time considered

Salary: £ Competitive salary – negotiable, dependent upon experience

Looking for your next move?

The employment law market is competitive, but so are we.

At Chadwick Lawrence, we’re looking to welcome an experienced Employment Lawyer to join our growing team. If you’re a qualified Solicitor, part or fully CILEX qualified (or equivalent) and have some employment law experience we’d like to hear from you.

We are open-minded about your background. You may have built your career advising employers, employees, or a combination of both. What matters most is your ability to provide practical, commercially focused advice while building trusted relationships with clients and colleagues alike.

Why Chadwick Lawrence?

We’re proud to be a modern law firm with an ambitious future and a people-first culture. We believe that talented lawyers thrive when they are trusted, supported and given the opportunity to develop.

Joining our Employment team means becoming part of a collaborative environment where your contribution is valued and your career can continue to grow.

We offer

• Flexible working and office location across West Yorkshire
• Genuine opportunities for career progression
• A supportive and collaborative team culture
• A strong commitment to colleague wellbeing and work-life balance
• High-quality, varied employment law work
• Competitive salary and benefits package

About You

• Is a qualified Solicitor, part or fully CILEX qualified, or holds an equivalent legal qualification
• Has experience handling employment law matters (claimant and/or respondent)
• Enjoys building lasting client relationships
• Has excellent communication skills and a pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Shares our values of collaboration, integrity and exceptional client service

Interested?

If you think you can add value to our team, we encourage you to get in touch. We recognise that every career path is different and we would welcome a confidential conversation about what you are looking for in your next role.

If you are looking for a firm where you can build your career, make an impact and enjoy working with genuinely supportive colleagues, we’d like to hear from you. Click here to apply

Not actively looking?

We know many of the best employment lawyers aren’t searching job boards. If you have simply been wondering whether there is something better out there, let’s have a confidential conversation. There is no obligation – just an opportunity to explore what a move to Chadwick Lawrence would look like.

Additional Information

Chadwick Lawrence is an equal opportunities employer. Selection criteria and procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure that individuals are treated based on their relevant merits and abilities.

CV’s will only be considered and processed if submitted through our centralised People & Culture Team in response to a specific, written instruction or formal engagement from the Firm. Any speculative submissions sent directly to hiring managers or other employees will not be reviewed and will not attract any agency fees and such individuals do not have the authority to agree to introductions of candidates or to bind the Firm to any terms of business

*The following are trading names/styles of Chadwick Lawrence LLP, Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors, Chadwick Lawrence, Yorkshire’s Legal People, Chadlaw, Acclaim