Employment Solicitor
South Birmingham
Salary: £55,000-£60,000, dependent on experience
Permanent, Full-Time
Are you an experienced Employment Solicitor looking for your next opportunity?
Regional Recruitment are recruiting for an Employment Solicitor to join an established and highly regarded legal team in South Birmingham. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Solicitor with approximately 5-6 years' PQE in Employment Law, who is looking to take the next step in their career within a supportive and ambitious legal practice.
You will advise a varied client base of businesses and individuals across both contentious and non-contentious employment matters. This role offers the opportunity to manage your own caseload, build strong client relationships and deliver commercially focused legal advice while developing your career within an established Employment team.
What's on Offer:
Salary of £55,000-£60,000, dependent on experience
Permanent, full-time position
High-quality and varied employment law work
Established client base and opportunity to build lasting relationships
Supportive and collaborative working environment
Clear opportunities for career progression and professional development
Opportunity to contribute to business development and the growth of the team
Qualifications
Essential:
Qualified Solicitor with approximately 5-6 years' PQE in Employment Law
Previous experience working within an Employment Law department at a UK law firm
Strong technical knowledge of both contentious and non-contentious employment matters
Experience managing an independent caseload with minimal supervision
Excellent drafting, negotiation and analytical skills
Strong communication and client relationship skills
Commercial awareness and the ability to provide practical legal advice
Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
Desirable:
Experience advising both employers and employees
Experience supporting corporate transactions, including employment due diligence
Previous involvement in delivering client training, seminars or networking events
Experience contributing to business development and generating new client relationships
Roles & Responsibilities
Advising employers on disciplinary and grievance matters, restructures, redundancies, performance management and TUPE
Managing Employment Tribunal claims from initial instruction through to resolution
Drafting and negotiating employment contracts, workplace policies, settlement agreements and other employment documentation
Providing advice on contentious and non-contentious employment matters
Supporting corporate transactions through employment law advice and due diligence
Delivering commercially focused and strategic legal advice to businesses and individuals
Building and maintaining strong client relationships
Liaising with clients and other professional contacts to provide practical legal solutions
Supporting business development through networking, seminars and client training initiatives
Managing a varied workload and ensuring matters are progressed efficiently and within deadlines
Requirements
As an Employment Solicitor, you will be expected to be commercially minded, proactive and client-focused, with the confidence to manage your own caseload and deliver high-quality legal advice across a broad range of employment matters.
You should have approximately 5-6 years' PQE in Employment Law, with strong experience across both contentious and non-contentious work. The successful candidate will be someone who enjoys building trusted client relationships, working collaboratively and contributing to the continued growth of an established legal team.
About Regional Recruitment
This position is being advertised by Regional Recruitment Ltd, an award-winning independent recruitment agency established in 2008. We specialise in permanent, temporary, and contract opportunities across the Commercial, Construction, Industrial, Technology, and Engineering sectors.
If this Employment Solicitor role is right for you, click to apply below. Alternatively call Juliana in the Commercial Team for more information on (phone number removed).
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