Origin Legal Ltd
NQ – 1 Year PQE Employment Solicitor | South Manchester
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🔴 NQ – 1 Year PQE Employment Solicitor | South Manchester🔴
Are you looking for an opportunity to accelerate your Employment Law career in a genuinely supportive and specialist environment?
A well-regarded boutique practice in South Manchester is looking to recruit an NQ–1 Year PQE Employment Solicitor to join its growing team.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a junior lawyer who wants to develop quickly, gain significant responsibility from the outset and work closely alongside an experienced Employment Partner on a broad range of high-quality matters.
Unlike larger firms where progression can be slower, this role offers direct access to senior expertise, hands-on mentoring and a clear path towards managing your own caseload at an early stage in your career.
🟥 THE ROLE
You will advise on a varied mix of both respondent and claimant employment matters, including:
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- Employment Tribunal litigation
- Unfair dismissal claims
- Discrimination and whistleblowing matters
- Settlement agreements
- Redundancy and restructuring projects
- Disciplinary and grievance issues
- Employment contracts and workplace policies
- Day-to-day HR and employment law advice
The firm boasts a substantial and longstanding employment client base, ensuring a steady flow of interesting and complex instructions across a wide range of sectors.
🔴 ABOUT YOU
Applications are welcomed from candidates who:
- Are NQ to 1 year PQE
- Have gained employment law experience during training or post-qualification
- Have previous Employment Paralegal experience (highly advantageous)
- Enjoy acting for both employers and employees
- Are ambitious and eager to take on responsibility
- Have strong communication and client-facing skills
- Ideally live in or around South Manchester or Cheshire
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🔴 WHY APPLY
✅ Work directly with an experienced Employment Partner
✅ Exposure to high-quality claimant and respondent matters
✅ Develop technical and commercial skills quickly
✅ Early responsibility and client contact
✅ Fast-track opportunity to manage your own files
✅ Strong pipeline of work from an established employment client base
✅ Friendly, collaborative boutique environment
This is an excellent opportunity for a junior Employment Solicitor seeking quality work, genuine mentoring and the chance to build a successful long-term career within a thriving specialist practice.
Contact Layla Jackson at Origin Legal
Mobile: 07831615961
Email: layla.jackson@originlegal.co.uk
www.originlegal.co.uk
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