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Newly Qualified Employment Solicitor – Legal 500 Recognised Law Firm
Are you a Newly Qualified Employment Solicitor looking to join a Legal 500 firm offering:
- Hybrid working (2 days per week from home)
- 25 days holiday
- Enhanced sick pay
- Health cash plan and insurance benefits
- Structured mentoring within a highly regarded Employment Team
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious junior solicitor to build a strong foundation across both contentious and non-contentious employment law, working on high-quality matters in a supportive and commercially focused environment.
About the Firm
A respected regional, multi-service law firm recognised in the Legal 500, based in Hertfordshire.
- A busy, high-performing Employment Team with a strong reputation for delivering excellent service to a diverse client base.
- Advises both employers and employees across all stages of the employment lifecycle.
- Collaborative and forward-thinking culture that values:
- Initiative
- Innovation
- Long-term career growth
Newly Qualified Employment Solicitor – Position Overview
A full-time role reporting to the Employment Team Partner. The Newly Qualified Employment Solicitor will:
- Work on a broad and varied caseload alongside experienced solicitors.
- Develop expertise across the full range of employment law with increasing autonomy.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide advisory support to clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters.
- Support employment tribunal matters from initial instruction through to resolution, including:
- Drafting key documents
- Preparing cases
- Progressing matters through each stage
- Prepare draft witness statements and other key legal documents under supervision, ensuring:
- Accuracy
- Attention to detail
- Maintain accurate file records and contribute to:
- Billing processes
- Efficient management of client matters
- Undertake legal research and provide commercially focused support.
- Manage an increasingly autonomous caseload.
- Contribute to the growth of the Employment team, including:
- Supporting networking
- Business development activities
Requirements
- Newly Qualified Solicitor seeking a career in employment law.
- Interest in developing both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
- Strong skills in:
- Legal research
- Drafting
- Document preparation
- Exceptional attention to detail with accuracy in handling client matters.
- Strong ability to:
- Communicate with clients
- Manage client relationships
- A commercially focused and practical approach.
- Ability to manage a caseload with growing autonomy in a collaborative team environment.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Hybrid working – 2 days per week from home
- 25 days holiday
- Auto-enrolment salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Enhanced sick pay
- Health cash plan and death-in-service insurance
- Staff introduction bonus
- Support for CPD with regular feedback and opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme, free eye tests, and paid flu vaccinations
- More to be discussed
Apply today to be considered for this Newly Qualified Employment Solicitor opportunity. Alternatively, contact Shabir at Law Staff Limited, quoting reference BH-37793.
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