Our award winning client is looking for an experienced and commercially minded Employment Law Advisor to help build and lead their employment law service offering. This is a great opportunity for a lawyer, legal executive or employment law specialist with 3-4+ years PQE, who enjoys client contact, relationship building and is keen to support the firm in developing a department.
They are open to various professional backgrounds: solicitor, barrister, CILEX lawyer, or qualified HR/executive.
To be successful in this role you will be able to:
* Lead and grow the firm’s employment law offering, including retained client services, advisory work, and workshops/seminars.
* Handle employment litigation and tribunal matters, currently managed by other partners.
* Support and advise senior HR professionals, directors, and managers in a practical and commercially sensible way.
* Develop business opportunities, network locally, and promote the firm’s employment law services.
Key Responsibilities
* Employment Advice & Client Support: provide employment law advice across all areas, including redundancies, TUPE transfers, grievance and disciplinary matters, contracts, policies, discrimination, settlements and any other employment related support.
* Work with both respondents and claimants, providing balanced and practical advice.
* Maintain strong client relationships, ensuring high-quality, approachable, and engaging client support.
* Build the firm’s employment law service offering and retained services.
* Deliver seminars, workshops, and training for clients and potential clients.
* Contribute to business development and marketing initiatives.
* Manage employment tribunal claims with support from Litigation partners.
* NB: Advocacy is optional
The ideal candidate will be:
* Experienced in advising SMEs, owner-managed businesses, and senior HR teams.
* Knowledgeable across all areas of employment law, with experience handling redundancy, settlements and ideally TUPE matters.
* Experienced working with both respondents and claimants.
* Approachable, confident, and an engaging presenter, able to deliver training or client sessions.
* Commercially minded and capable of developing a service offering for business growth
* Flexible regarding advocacy — happy to do it but not required.
Benefits
* c£45k Salary (Full Time) – potentially negotiable to a higher salary for the right candidate who is self-sufficient and can build the business.
* 34 days holiday (including bank holidays)
* Birthday day off
* Free New Forest Parking Clock
* Health Cash Plan and Group Life Cover
* Company sick pay scheme
* Staff Discount Platform
* Award-winning training and development
Salary description
£45000.00 - £60000.00 per year