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Employment Solicitor, 5+ PQE: Leeds
Take the Lead in Your Employment Law Career with a Respected Legal 500 Firm
Salary up to £65,000 (DOE) Bonus Hybrid Working Excellent Benefits
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Employment Solicitor to join the expanding Employment team of a highly regarded Legal 500 law firm in Leeds.
This is an excellent opportunity to work with an established and supportive team, advising both claimant and respondent clients across a broad range of employment law matters. Offering high-quality work, genuine career progression, and a collaborative working culture, this role is ideal for an ambitious solicitor looking to take the next step in their career.
The Role
You will manage a varied employment caseload, advising clients on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters while delivering practical, commercially focused legal solutions.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
- Managing a broad caseload of claimant and respondent employment matters.
- Advising on disciplinary and grievance issues, redundancy, discrimination, and unfair dismissal claims.
- Representing clients in Employment Tribunal proceedings.
- Providing clear, commercially focused advice to both businesses and individuals.
- Building and maintaining strong client relationships through exceptional levels of service.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to deliver the highest standards of client care.
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The Candidate
Applications Are Welcomed From Employment Solicitors Who Can Demonstrate
- A minimum of 5 years PQE in employment law.
- Experience advising on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
- Strong advocacy and Employment Tribunal experience.
- Excellent communication and client relationship skills.
- The ability to manage a busy caseload efficiently while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
- A proactive and commercially minded approach with a genuine commitment to client service.
The Opportunity
Joining this highly regarded Legal 500 practice offers the opportunity to work on a varied and interesting caseload within a supportive and ambitious team. The firm is committed to recognising talent and rewarding success, providing genuine opportunities for career progression, ongoing professional development, and long-term career growth.
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In return, the firm offers a competitive salary, together with a performance-related bonus, hybrid working, and an excellent benefits package designed to support both your career and your work-life balance.
Contact Melanie Daly at eNL on 320 or email with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion quoting Job Ref: 4738
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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