Senior Employment Solicitor
North Yorkshire
Hybrid 3 days at home
Salary negotiable
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and commercially minded Senior Employment Solicitor (5+ years PQE) to join a highly regarded boutique law firm in North Yorkshire.
This is a key strategic hire and an excellent opportunity for an experienced employment lawyer seeking a genuine leadership role with the autonomy to shape and grow a successful department.
As Lead Employment Solicitor, you will take responsibility for managing and developing the firm’s employment law offering. You will oversee a team of two fee earners while maintaining your own caseload of predominantly claimant employment matters, together with a smaller number of respondent instructions.
Working closely with the firm’s leadership team, you will play a pivotal role in driving the continued growth of the department, enhancing existing client relationships and developing new business opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing a varied caseload of claimant employment matters from inception through to conclusion.
- Advising on a broad range of employment law issues including unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, redundancy, settlement agreements and employment tribunal claims.
- Handling a smaller volume of respondent employment matters.
- Leading, mentoring and supervising two fee earners.
- Developing and implementing strategies to grow the employment department.
- Building upon existing client relationships and identifying opportunities for cross-referrals.
- Actively participating in business development, networking and marketing initiatives.
- Contributing to the firm’s wider commercial objectives and strategic growth plans.
You will be an experienced Employment Solicitor with a minimum of 5 years’ PQE and a proven track record of delivering excellent client service.
The successful candidate will possess:
- Minimum 5 years’ PQE in employment law.
- Strong technical expertise across a broad range of employment matters.
- Experience supervising or mentoring junior team members.
- Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
- Strong commercial awareness and business development capability.
- A proactive and entrepreneurial approach to growing a practice area.
- The ambition and leadership qualities to develop and expand a successful employment team.
What’s on Offer?
- Competitive salary (negotiable depending on experience).
- Attractive bonus package.
- Hybrid working arrangement with three days working from home.
- Genuine leadership and progression opportunity.
- Supportive boutique firm environment with excellent autonomy.
- Opportunity to shape the future direction of the employment department.
If you are looking for a senior role where you can combine high-quality employment law work with leadership, business development and departmental growth, we would be delighted to hear from you.
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