Employment Solicitor

Job Title: Employment Solicitor – Public Sector Employment (NQ - 4 Years PQE)

Salary: £35,000 +

Location: North West (Preston)

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive to join a well-established and highly regarded Employment team in a Top tier Legal 500 firm in the North West. This role offers the chance to work in a supportive, collaborative environment while managing a varied caseload of public sector employment matters.

The Role

You will advise a broad range of public sector clients, with work primarily involving the education, housing and local government sectors. The role includes both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, providing excellent exposure to complex and rewarding work.

Key Responsibilities

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• Managing a varied caseload of public sector employment matters, including settlement agreements.
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• Representing clients at Employment Tribunal hearings, including cases involving:
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• Unfair dismissal
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• Discrimination
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• TUPE
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• Redundancy
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• Safeguarding issues
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• Providing clear, practical legal advice to clients.
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• Managing communications with clients, tribunals, opposing parties and other stakeholders.
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• Representing clients at internal hearings, including disciplinary, grievance, dismissal and appeal hearings, as well as conducting workplace investigations.
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• Supporting colleagues on complex matters and contributing to wider team objectives.
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• Delivering employment law training and presentations to clients.
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• Working alongside senior lawyers on complex and high-profile cases.
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• Building and maintaining strong client relationships while contributing to business development initiatives.
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About You

Essential

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• Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive (or equivalent) with up to 4 years' PQE.
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• Experience working within an employment law team.
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• Previous Employment Tribunal experience.
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• Strong knowledge of employment matters including unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE and redundancy.
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• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
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• Proven ability to manage a busy caseload, meet deadlines and achieve performance targets.
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• A collaborative approach with strong communication and client care skills.
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Desirable

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• Advocacy experience.
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• Experience advising clients in the education, housing or local authority sectors.
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• Experience delivering client training or presentations.
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What's on Offer

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• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
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• Generous annual leave entitlement, increasing with service.
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• Enhanced family-friendly policies and enhanced sick pay.
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• Professional development and genuine career progression opportunities.
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• Performance-related reward schemes.
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• Private healthcare and wellbeing support.
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• Employee discounts, health cash plan and additional lifestyle benefits.
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• A supportive, collaborative culture within a highly respected legal practice.
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If you're looking to develop your career within a leading Employment team handling high-quality public sector work, we'd love to hear from you.