Senior Employment Solicitor – Remote Consultant

Harper James; United States; Remote; USD 276,000 - 482,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible consultancy model

Job summary

Harper James is recruiting a Senior Employment Solicitor (Consultant) with a minimum of 10 years’ PQE and strong contentious and non-contentious experience. The role offers a consultancy basis to work with a diverse client base from startups to international businesses, in a tech-enabled modern law firm.

Manage your own caseload while benefiting from the firm’s support, infrastructure and collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years’ PQE with strong experience across both contentious and non-contentious employment law.
• Demonstrable experience advising employers on complex workforce issues and managing Employment Tribunal litigation.
• Experience advising founder-led businesses, start-ups and scale-ups would be advantageous.
• Ability to manage matters independently and deliver pragmatic, commercially focused advice.

Responsibilities

• Lead on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters for diverse clients.
• Advise founders, senior leadership, HR and in-house counsel to manage risk and commercial objectives.
• Draft consultancy agreements and advise on status including IR35 considerations.
• Oversee day-to-day employment law support for SMEs and larger companies.
• Support on restructures, redundancies, TUPE transfers and executive severances.

Skills

PQE 10+ yrs

Employment Law

Client Relations

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Harper James is recruiting a Senior Employment Solicitor (Consultant) with a minimum of 10 years’ PQE and strong contentious and non-contentious experience. The role offers a consultancy basis to work with a diverse client base from startups to international businesses, in a tech-enabled modern law firm.

Manage your own caseload while benefiting from the firm’s support, infrastructure and collaborative culture.