The position
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Employment Solicitor who is seeking a flexible and remote working role, handling a quality caseload with a well-regarded regional law firm.
The workload
The firm has a strong Employment Law team, which handles a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, advising both employers and employees.
The caseload will include:- drafting and reviewing employment contracts, policies and staff handbooks; advising on disciplinary and grievance procedures, dismissals, discrimination and equality issues, redundancy and restructuring, TUPE and business transfers, absence and performance management, and settlement agreements. The role will also involve handling employment disputes and Employment Tribunal claims, alongside providing practical, commercially focused HR and employment law advice to business clients.
***Specific expertise also required providing corporate employment support on transactions and projects alongside the firm's Corporate Commercial and Corporate Property teams.
The candidate
- You will be an experienced Solicitor with 6+ years' experience in Employment Law matters.
- You will have good experience also providing Corporate Employment support.
- You will be a qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive.
- You will have strong client care skills with a great attention to detail, and fantastic technical ability to be able to pick matters up quickly and progress independently.
- You will be available end 2026 for an initial month, likely to be extended thereafter.