Employment Solicitor

The role

We'd be very interested in talking to individuals who have 0 - 4 years’ relevant post qualification experience as a solicitor to work in our employment team.

All candidates should ideally have experience in one or more of the following areas:

• advising employer clients on day-to-day employment issues;
• corporate support work;
• assisting the team with strategic planning and management of re-organisations and other employment projects; and
• managing and conducting employment tribunal claims.

So who are we looking for? We want someone who has an interest in this area of law based on experience of dealing with employment law matters, a proactive, self-starter, with a strong technical ability, a committed and strong work ethic, exceptional client service, a problem solver and a strong and capable team player. We've also set our sights on an individual with excellent people, communication and client management skills, an interest in business development and good commercial awareness

The Muckle Team

Our employment team is one of the largest and most pro‑active in the North East. Widely regarded, the practice is predominantly employer based with a cross sector client base. The team deals with a range of employment matters including helping businesses with strategic planning/reorganisations, employment tribunal and high court advice, TUPE/ transactional support, executive severance, equality and diversity and other general HR related matters. We also have a growing corporate immigration practice, with opportunities to learn and help develop that area further.

The team is a key part of the wider Muckle LLP team, which is over 200 people strong. Our people are based across our Newcastle, Cumbria and Teesside offices.

Our people and values

Our business is full of bright, enthusiastic, articulate, colourful, and confident people. People who live and breathe our core values:

• Trust – we trust each other to do the right thing.
• Teamwork – we are one team and work selflessly for each other.
• Responsibility – we are self-starters and take responsibility for how we work together and communicate.
• Care – we care about our people, clients and community.

It means no matter who is involved, our clients receive the same excellent service from people who do what they say, on time and on budget, every time. That’s the Muckle way.

Our culture

We want everyone to understand how our business is run and encourage all our people to get involved. We are also proud of the communities in which we live and work and give our people many ways to support them.

For example, you could use your two days’ paid volunteering leave to support a local cause you care about or nominate them for a grant from our Muckle Fund at the Community Foundation.

From workplace running, netball, cycling and walking clubs to fun events organised by our BEAM (Being Engaged At Muckle) team and participation in our Green Team to help make the business as environmentally friendly as possible, we’ve created a unique and award‑winning place to work:

• B Corp Certified™- the first law firm in the North East and Cumbria to achieve this accreditation, we are leading the charge in ethical and sustainable business practices within our region and it forms the next part of our ESG strategy and continuous improvement
• Investors In People Platinum award accreditation
• North East Best Place to Work 2024 and 2023
• Newcastle and North Tyneside Best Place to Work 2025
• North East Business of the Year 2023
• North East Better Health at Work Maintaining Excellence award
• Advanced Good Work Pledge
• Award for Most Inspiring Employer (large business) 2022 and 2023 at the Inspiring Females Awards run by the North East of England Chamber of Commerce

We are really proud of the results of our recent Investors In People survey, in which 95% of our people believe Muckle is a great place to work and 100% share the firm’s values. Our survey results place us 6th for law firms of a similar size out of all IIP-accredited organisations within the legal activities sector, across 75 countries.

So how does all that sound? If you’re looking to work in a friendly, open environment and want to develop your career in a forward‑thinking, commercial North East law firm, then this is an excellent opportunity.

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