Employment Lawyer

Are you an Employment Solicitor looking to join a Legal 500 and Chambers-ranked firm offering a competitive salary, private health cover with Bupa, pension, health cash plan, life assurance, flexible and hybrid working, performance-related bonus, excellent training and career progression, and more? This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded and growing Employment team working with a strong commercial client base across Bromley and Sevenoaks.\n
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About the Firm:

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\n • Legal 500 and Chambers-ranked multi-office law firm\n
\n • Advises a broad client base including private individuals, developers, banks, builders, retailers, charities and professional services firms\n
\n • Strong reputation for excellent client service and commercially focused advice\n
\n • Supportive, fair and collaborative culture with a genuine focus on wellbeing and work-life balance\n
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Employment Solicitor — Position Overview:
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\n You will join a busy and ambitious Employment team handling a mix of advisory, transactional and contentious respondent-based work. The role offers strong client contact, business development opportunities, and genuine scope to help shape the future growth of the department.\n
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Key Responsibilities of the Employment Solicitor:

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\n • Advising on a broad range of respondent-based employment matters\n
\n • Supporting on corporate and transactional employment work\n
\n • Handling wrongful and unfair dismissal, redundancy and restructuring matters\n
\n • Advising on restrictive covenants and day-to-day employment issues\n
\n • Processing instructions in accordance with firm procedures, quality standards and risk management processes\n
\n • Assisting with marketing and maintaining relationships with referrers and clients\n
\n • Working in a cross-disciplinary way with other departments and promoting cross-referrals\n
\n • Introducing new clients to the firm and attending networking opportunities\n
\n • Supporting financial controls in conjunction with the Head of Department\n
\n • Playing an active role within the team and supporting colleagues during busy periods\n
\n • Supervising direct reports such as Legal Assistants where required\n
\n • Participating in knowledge sharing, training and wider firm initiatives\n
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Requirements of the Employment Solicitor:

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\n • Qualified Solicitor with at least 4 years’ PQE in Employment Law\n
\n • Strong technical knowledge of employment law with private practice experience ideally preferred\n
\n • Significant experience of respondent-based employment matters\n
\n • Immigration experience beneficial but not essential\n
\n • Ability to work with minimum supervision and some supervisory experience\n
\n • Excellent client care and communication skills\n
\n • Good team player with a collegiate and collaborative approach\n
\n • Adaptable and flexible in the nature and delivery of work\n
\n • Strong commercial acumen and appreciation of financial fundamentals\n
\n • Genuine enthusiasm for networking, business development and helping grow the department\n
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The Benefits for the Employment Solicitor role:

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\n • Competitive salary\n
\n • Private Health Cover with Bupa\n
\n • Pension Scheme\n
\n • Health Cash Plan via Medicash\n
\n • Life Assurance\n
\n • Flexible and hybrid working\n
\n • Excellent training and career progression\n
\n • Performance-related bonus\n
\n • Referral bonus\n
\n • IT and home office support\n
\n• And more\n
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\n If you are an Employment Solicitor looking to join a progressive and highly regarded firm with exciting growth plans, apply today.\n
\n Alternatively, contact Shabir at Law Staff Limited quoting reference BH-37690\n
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\n PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL (INCLUDING SPAM FOLDER) FOR CONFIRMATION THAT YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.\n
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\n In accordance with The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.