Employment Lawyer

Employment Lawyer

A Leeds office of a successful and established law firm with excellent employee welfare reputation requires an experienced Employment Lawyer to join their wider litigation department of over 50 fee earners.

This Employment Lawyer role is of hybrid working pattern and will require the successful lawyer to be a qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive with a good civil litigation background, preferably with Employment law, to manage a mixed caseload of contentious and non-contentious Employment Law matters.

Contentious Employment

There is a need for someone with the ability to manage a full caseload including advising on Employment Tribunal claims and processes, drafting pleadings, witness statements, negotiating settlements, settlement agreements, and instructing counsel.

Non-Contentious Employment

Advising clients on employment contracts, employee handbooks, disciplinary procedures, and corporate support advice to client HR and senior managers. Producing Employment law updates and providing training to clients. Assisting the department with business development and marketing.

Salary: dependent upon experience to £55,000