Job Description

Employment Solicitor

Salary: £55,000 – £75,000 + Bonus

Location: Woking (Hybrid)

High-Quality Advisory & Tribunal Work with Clear Progression

Are you an Employment Solicitor looking for a role where you can build genuine expertise across both contentious and advisory work, while developing your career within a highly regarded and supportive team? This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected Employment practice advising a diverse client base on complex and commercially significant matters.

Our client is known for delivering City-quality employment advice outside of London, combining technical excellence with a pragmatic, people-focused approach. You will gain exposure to high-quality work, strong client relationships, and structured progression within a collaborative environment.

The Role: Broad, High-Quality Employment Law Work

As an Employment Solicitor, you will manage a varied caseload spanning both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Key responsibilities include:

• Advising on Employment Tribunal claims, including discrimination, unfair dismissal, and whistleblowing
• Drafting and negotiating settlement agreements, contracts, and policies
• Providing HR advisory support to employer clients across multiple sectors
• Supporting senior lawyers on complex restructures, TUPE, and restrictive covenant matters
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Contributing to seminars, workshops, and client training sessions
• Supporting wider business development and networking initiatives

Team & Environment

You will join a highly respected Surrey-based Employment team working closely with colleagues across the wider business services group.

The team advises:

• SMEs and growing businesses
• Large corporates seeking City-level expertise
• Senior executives and individuals

The culture is collaborative, commercially focused, and human-first, with a strong emphasis on delivering practical, tailored solutions for clients.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales)
• 2–5 years’ PQE in Employment Law
• Experience across both contentious and non-contentious employment matters
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Employment Tribunal procedure
  • Employment contracts and policies
  • HR advisory work
  • Settlement agreements
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills
• Ability to manage a busy and varied caseload independently

Desirable:

• Experience advising both employers and senior individuals
• Exposure to TUPE, restructures, or restrictive covenants
• Interest in business development and client-facing activity

Personal attributes:

• Strong commercial awareness
• Proactive and collaborative mindset
• Confident communicator with strong client-care skills
• Genuine alignment with a people-first approach to legal practice

Career Progression

• Clear pathway from Solicitor to Associate and Senior Associate level
• Exposure to high-quality, complex employment work from day one
• Opportunity to develop client-facing and business development skills
• Strong internal support for technical and career development

Salary & Benefits

• £55,000 – £75,000 base salary (dependent on experience)
• Performance-related bonus
• Hybrid working model (flexible office/home split)
• Private healthcare
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Structured training, development, and mentoring programme
• Regular client-facing seminar and workshop opportunities
• Strong emphasis on work-life balance and wellbeing

Location & Working Arrangements

• Woking area office
• Hybrid working with flexible arrangements
• Full-time role with openness to alternative working patterns

Next Steps

To discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact:

David Hawthorne-Finch
Email: d.hawthorne-finch@h-fts.com

Alternatively, apply now for further details and a confidential conversation.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. We will always obtain your express permission before sharing your details with our client.