Are you an Employment Solicitor looking to join a Legal 500 and Chambers-ranked firm offering a competitive salary, private health cover with Bupa, pension, health cash plan, life assurance, flexible and hybrid working, performance-related bonus, excellent training and career progression, and more?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded and growing Employment team working with a strong commercial client base across Bromley and Sevenoaks.
About the Firm
- Legal 500 and Chambers-ranked multi-office law firm
- Advises a broad client base including private individuals, developers, banks, builders, retailers, charities and professional services firms
- Strong reputation for excellent client service and commercially focused advice
- Supportive, fair and collaborative culture with a genuine focus on wellbeing and work-life balance
Employment Solicitor — Position Overview
You will join a busy and ambitious Employment team handling a mix of advisory, transactional and contentious respondent-based work. The role offers strong client contact, business development opportunities, and genuine scope to help shape the future growth of the department.
Key Responsibilities of the Employment Solicitor
- Advising on a broad range of respondent-based employment matters
- Supporting on corporate and transactional employment work
- Handling wrongful and unfair dismissal, redundancy and restructuring matters
- Advising on restrictive covenants and day-to-day employment issues
- Processing instructions in accordance with firm procedures, quality standards and risk management processes
- Assisting with marketing and maintaining relationships with referrers and clients
- Working in a cross-disciplinary way with other departments and promoting cross-referrals
- Introducing new clients to the firm and attending networking opportunities
- Supporting financial controls in conjunction with the Head of Department
- Playing an active role within the team and supporting colleagues during busy periods
- Supervising direct reports such as Legal Assistants where required
- Participating in knowledge sharing, training and wider firm initiatives
Requirements of the Employment Solicitor
- Qualified Solicitor with at least 2 years’ PQE in Employment Law
- Strong technical knowledge of employment law with private practice experience ideally preferred
- Significant experience of respondent-based employment matters
- Immigration experience beneficial but not essential
- Genuine enthusiasm for networking, business development and helping grow the department
The Benefits for the Employment Solicitor role
- Competitive salary
- Private Health Cover with Bupa
- Pension Scheme
- Health Cash Plan via Medicash
- Life Assurance
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Excellent training and career progression
- Performance-related bonus
- Referral bonus
- IT and home office support
- And more
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