Employment Solicitor – Leicester

Are you an Employment Solicitor looking to join a well-established Legal 500 full-service law firm with a strong corporate client base and high-quality respondent work?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected firm with a thriving corporate department and a growing employment team, advising primarily employer clients across a diverse range of sectors.

About the Firm:

Our client is a well-established, full-service law firm with a broad commercial client base. The firm primarily supports SMEs, while also advising occasional PLCs and insurance-sector clients.

The employment team works closely with the corporate department, providing integrated legal support on transactions, restructures and business-critical employment matters.

This collaborative approach ensures exposure to high-quality work and strategic advisory matters beyond day-to-day employment issues.

The Role – Employment Solicitor:

This position sits within a small but growing employment team led by the Head of Employment, alongside a junior Solicitor and a paralegal. The new hire will sit between the Head of Department and a junior level Solicitor, offering clear progression and meaningful responsibility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advising employer clients on a full spectrum of employment law matters
• Managing respondent employment tribunal matters
• Drafting and advising on contracts, policies and procedures
• Supporting the corporate team on employment aspects of:
  • Business acquisitions and disposals
  • TUPE matters
  • Restructures and workforce planning
• Providing commercially focused, practical advice to SMEs and occasional PLC clients
• Collaborating closely with colleagues across corporate and commercial teams
• This is a varied and strategic role, offering exposure to both contentious and non-contentious employment law, as well as corporate support work.

Salary & Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• High-quality employer client base
• Private Medical Insurance and Death in Service benefits
• On site parking
• Hybrid working
• Strong internal progression structure
• Close mentorship from Head of Department
• Opportunity to develop corporate support expertise

Your Profile:

We are keen to speak with:

• Employment Solicitors with upward of 2 years' PQE
• Lawyers with strong respondent/employer-side experience
• Candidates with exposure to corporate transactional support work (advantageous)
• Generalist employment law practitioners comfortable across advisory and contentious matters
• Team players who thrive in a collaborative, close-knit department

Why Apply?

• Join a stable, well-regarded firm with a diverse commercial client base
• Work closely with an experienced Head of Employment
• Develop specialist expertise in employer-focused and corporate support work
• Clear progression path within a growing department
• Competitive salary aligned with market benchmarks

If you are searching for an Employment Solicitor job offering the opportunity to work closely with corporate teams on high-value transactions, this role offers strong career development within a supportive and established firm.

Please contact Andrew Cookson for more information, or apply via the link enclosing your current CV.

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