Job Description

Employment Solicitor

Location: Manchester (hybrid working)

Salary: £50,000 to £70,000 (depending on experience)

Experience: 2 to 5 years’ PQE (Employment)

 

This is an excellent opportunity for an Employment Solicitor to join a busy Employment team in Manchester, with a strong mix of advisory and contentious work. You’ll run your own caseload, advise HR teams and business owners on complex employee relations issues, and play an active role in developing client relationships and growing your own practice.

The role will suit someone who enjoys Employment Tribunal work, is confident advising commercially, and is motivated by progression, with genuine scope for longer-term development.

You will advise on the full range of employment matters, with particular exposure to senior exits, TUPE and collective redundancies. You will also support on employment aspects of corporate transactions and work closely with colleagues across the wider firm.

 

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing your own employment caseload from instruction through to conclusion

• Advising HR Managers and business owners on a broad range of employment law matters

• Supporting on senior exits, settlement negotiations, and sensitive workplace issues

• Advising on TUPE transfers and collective redundancy processes

• Handling Employment Tribunal litigation, including drafting pleadings, witness statements and preparing for hearings

• Supporting colleagues on employment input within corporate transactions

• Building and maintaining strong client relationships, delivering excellent client care

• Contributing to business development activity and helping grow the employment offering in Manchester

• Maintaining accurate file management and working effectively within a case management system

 

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with 2 to 5 years’ PQE in employment law

• Experience running your own caseload with appropriate autonomy

• Strong Employment Tribunal litigation experience

• Confident advisory skills, with a practical and commercial approach

• Excellent drafting, communication and negotiation skills

• Interest in business development and building a profile in the Manchester market

Desirable

• Experience advising on senior exits, TUPE and collective redundancies

• Experience supporting on employment aspects of corporate transactions

 

What’s On Offer

• Hybrid working (up to 2 days working from home)

• 27 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays)

• Firm-wide bonus scheme for fee earners

• Health cash plan – Paycare

• Pension plan (with salary sacrifice option)

• Cycle to work scheme (eligible after successful completion of probation)

• Access to a wellness web app – Leafyard

• Travel pass (eligible after successful completion of probation)

• Referral bonus (if you introduce someone into the business)

• Death in service benefit

 

Next Steps

Apply online or send your CV to  lee.hawthorne-finch@h-fts.com  or call 0333 996 2882 for more information.

All applications will be handled in strict confidence.