Employment Lawyer Partner HR Rely Services

At Weightmans, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional service to our clients. Our amazing HR Rely service, a fixed fee employment law service, grants clients access to a dedicated team of experts addressing all employment and HR requirements. We offer 'bolt-on' services to tailor our support offerings for a personalised experience within many sectors including Manufacturing, Retail, Utilities, Hospitality, Education, and many more.

We are continuing to grow significantly year on year. The client list is enviable! The team is fantastic! Come and join us in our national team and client base expansion!

About You

We want to hear from you if you are an Employment Partner or Senior Associate with a passion for relationship-based client delivery and the skills that contribute to our growth.

Why work for us

Weightmans is a Top 40 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer and 5th overall employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards 2025 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK.

We are proud to be an accredited living wage employer. The independent research showed "Weightmans provides exceptional employee conditions, nurtures and develops talent throughout all levels of the organisation." We are truly committed to fostering a culture of equality and diversity, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.

We strongly encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and disabilities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process.

Please feel free to note your preferred pronouns in your application.

As well as being immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

• 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time) / Lateral Hires will differ*
• Hybrid working including provision of home office equipment*
• Healthcare cover/ Medicash
• Pension plan
• Life Insurance 4 x salary
• Interest-free travel loan scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounted dental scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offers & discounts
• Great reward and recognition scheme

*there are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm.

* lateral hires and Legal Director’s annual holiday entitlement and benefits will differ from those above

Please note

• We encourage candidates to speak to us direct/apply direct for the opportunities we have available.
• Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.
• The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.
• We are open to part time/job share applicants.

Eligibility to work in the UK

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment, or meet the Home office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.