Senior Employment Solicitor

Job Title: Senior Employment Solicitor

Based: Northampton

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000

My client is considering individuals with a range of experience and is ideally looking for someone who is 3 years PQE, up to Senior Associate level.

You will need to be competent at working independently, handling your own caseload from initial instruction through to completion, and providing guidance and mentoring to our more junior team members.

This is a role where your voice will be heard, with genuine scope for a challenging but supported career.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will undertake a diverse caseload incorporating contentious and non-contentious work for employer clients.

My client acts for a diverse client base including SMEs, OMBs, and listed companies. In addition, they also act for employees.

No two days are the same you could be working on anything from Settlement Agreements to providing corporate support for M&A work as well as the full range of employment matters including, but not limited to:

• Assisting with Modern Slavery Act compliance,
• Playing an integral advisory role with a variety of projects (including re-structuring, changing terms and conditions of employment, and large-scale redundancy exercises),
• Providing strategic advice in connection with Boardroom/SMT disputes,
• Providing ad hoc advice on operational HR matters,
• Assisting with data protection compliance, and
• Representing clients in employment tribunals.

This is a role that will grow with you, and youll also have the opportunity to work on projects in conjunction with our Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Litigation, and Commercial Property teams. (Most of our teams being recognised by Legal 500).

On top of that, youll have first-class support from their award-winning Marketing Team, to assist with business development opportunities.

Many of their current partners trained with the firm and progressed to Head of Team or Board member positions, so the opportunities really are there for promotion.

You'll also be an integral part of the firm, potentially having a say in budgets, recruitment, input to marketing, business development, and the overall strategy for developing your chosen market.