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Employment Solicitor- NQ
We're looking for an ambitious Newly Qualified Solicitor to join our award-winning Employment, Pensions & Immigration team at Brabners.
This is an exciting opportunity for a trainee solicitor due to qualify in 2026, or a recently qualified solicitor, to build their career within a highly regarded employment practice. You'll work alongside experienced lawyers advising a diverse client base ranging from SMEs and owner-managed businesses to large organisations across a variety of sectors.
From day one, you'll gain exposure to high-quality work, enjoy genuine responsibility and benefit from the support and mentoring needed to develop into a trusted employment law adviser.
This position is available in Manchester, Liverpool or Preston (Bamber Bridge).
The Role & Team
Working as part of a collaborative and supportive team, you'll advise on a broad range of employment matters, including:
- Day-to-day employment law advice for employers
- Disciplinary, grievance and performance management issues
- Redundancy and restructuring projects
- Employment contracts, policies and handbooks
- Settlement agreements and exits
- TUPE matters
- Employment Tribunal claims and dispute resolution
- Corporate support work, including employment due diligence and transaction support
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This role offers an excellent platform to develop both your technical expertise and client relationship skills within a leading employment practice.
About You
We're keen to hear from candidates who:
- Are due to qualify as a Solicitor in 2026 or have recently qualified
- Have completed at least one seat in Employment Law during their training contract
- Possess strong drafting, analytical and communication skills
- Demonstrate commercial awareness and a pragmatic approach to problem solving
- Have a genuine enthusiasm for employment law and delivering outstanding client service
- Thrive in a collaborative team environment
- Are eager to learn and develop their career within a leading law firm
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We are not accepting CVs for this role as we are aiming to fill it directly. We value your support and will reach out if required. Please do not send speculative CVs. Any unsolicited CVs sent to hiring managers or the business, without prior instruction from a member of the Talent Acquisition team, will be treated as a gift.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Flexible approach to working hours
- Hybrid working (2 days on site)
- Bupa/ Medicash
- Discretionary bonus opportunities
- Pension scheme
- Life Insurance & Income Protection Insurance
- 25 days Annual Leave plus flex bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Option to buy 10 additional days annual leave each year
- 2 My Days (in addition to your holiday entitlement)
- Additional discretionary annual leave days
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Leave
- Career Development Opportunities
- Wellbeing and Mental Health Benefit (24/7 Employment Assistance Program & Support)
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About Us
Brabners is a purpose-led independent law firm. A certified B Corp with award-winning environmental credentials, we seek to demonstrate that business can bring about positive change by being innovative, diverse and sustainable.
With over 200 years of history, we’re proudly anchored in the North but serve businesses and individuals across England and Wales.
We have won awards for being innovative at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards and diverse as Manchester Law Society’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions. We are also recognised as one of the 25 best large companies to work for in the UK and have won The Legal 500 Future Lawyers awards for job satisfaction, quality of work, social life and work/life balance.
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