In-House Employment Solicitor

Birmingham – £45,000 - £55,000

Location: Birmingham (1-2 days per month)
Salary: £56000
PQE: 2+ years’ post-qualification experience

An excellent opportunity for a qualified Employment Solicitor / Barrister to join the in-house Legal team of a Professional Membership body. This can be a remote working role, with occasional visits to Birmingham Office.

The work this team does plays a valuable support service to qualified practitioners in the UK, ensuring they make compliant decisions in times of stress. You will independently manage a varied caseload, advising on disciplinary and grievance matters, redundancy, discrimination, whistleblowing, contractual issues, pay and dismissals. Working closely with 2 Senor solicitors, a flavour of the role is below.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage a full employment law caseload from instruction through to conclusion.
  • Advise clients clearly and practically on a broad range of employment issues.
  • Negotiate settlements where appropriate
  • Identify and escalate significant legal, financial or reputational risks.
  • Liaise with ACAS, tribunals, counsel, representatives and other stakeholders.
  • Provide guidance and mentoring to Paralegal colleagues when required.
  • Maintain high standards of client care, file management and professional compliance.
  • Keep up to date with developments in employment law and tribunal procedure.
About You

The ideal candidate will be a qualified Employment Solicitor / CILEx with 2+ years' PQE, with strong case file experience. Claimant experience is well suited, but not essential. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills, sound professional judgement and the ability to manage a busy caseload independently while delivering pragmatic, high-quality legal advice.

Send a cv to Nick Barrass for further information

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Huw Flanagan-Roberts

Associate Recruitment Consultant
0117 284 2120

huw@douglas-scott.co.uk

Huw Flanagan-Roberts is a Recruitment Consultant at Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment, having joined the team under a year ago. With a background in sales management and a design degree, Huw has a unique combination of skills that he uses to build strong relationships with clients and candidates in the legal sector. Inspired by his personal connection to law through his marriage to a corporate lawyer, he is comfortable navigating legal terminology and helping candidates and clients in their career journeys. Outside of work, Huw grew up in Wales and speaks Welsh almost fluently, a skill he enjoys using when visiting his homeland.


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Job Spec:

  • Area of Law: Employment Law
  • Type: In House
  • Salary: £45,000 - £55,000
  • Term: Permanent
  • Location: Birmingham
  • Reference: 1363019