eNL Legal Recruitment
Employment Solicitor
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Employment Solicitor, NQ+, Greater Manchester - Develop Your Employment Law Career with a Firm That Invests in Your Success
Competitive Salary (DOE) | Excellent Benefits | Genuine Career Progression
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Newly Qualified or recently qualified Employment Solicitor to join a well-established and growing employment team in Greater Manchester.
This is an ideal role for an ambitious lawyer looking to develop their expertise across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Working with both businesses and individuals across a variety of sectors, you'll enjoy high-quality work, excellent client exposure and the support of an experienced and collaborative team.
The Role
You will manage a varied employment law caseload, advising clients on a wide range of workplace issues while delivering practical, commercially focused solutions.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Advising on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
- Drafting and advising on employment contracts, policies and procedures.
- Supporting clients with disciplinary and grievance matters.
- Advising on redundancy and TUPE issues.
- Assisting with Employment Tribunal claims and related matters.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider firm to provide a seamless client service.
- Building strong client relationships through responsive, high-quality legal advice.
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The Candidate
Applications are welcomed from Solicitors who can demonstrate:
- Newly Qualified status or above with experience in employment law.
- Experience of handling both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
- Strong technical knowledge combined with sound commercial awareness.
- Excellent communication and client care skills.
- Strong organisational abilities and attention to detail.
- A proactive approach with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a supportive team.
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected firm that is committed to developing its people and providing genuine opportunities for career progression. You'll benefit from working alongside experienced employment specialists on a varied and interesting caseload, with ongoing mentoring and support to help you continue building your career.
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In return, the firm offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package and a positive working environment where you can develop professionally while enjoying an excellent work-life balance.
To apply contact Melanie Daly at eNL on 0161 850 0745 or email melanie.daly@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion quoting Job Ref: MD4730
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications within 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE and salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
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