Employment Lawyer

A Local Authority is seeking an experienced Employment Lawyer to join its legal services team on a fully remote basis. This is an excellent opportunity to advise on a wide range of employment matters within a large and diverse public sector organisation.

Working closely with HR, senior management and internal departments, you will provide practical and commercially focused legal support across both contentious and non-contentious employment issues.

The Role

The successful candidate will undertake a varied workload which may include:

• Advising on disciplinary, grievance, capability and sickness absence matters
• Supporting HR teams on complex employee relations issues
• Managing Employment Tribunal claims from initial instruction through to hearing
• Drafting and reviewing employment-related documentation, policies and settlement agreements
• Advising on redundancy, restructuring and TUPE matters
• Providing legal support on equality, discrimination and whistleblowing issues
• Delivering pragmatic and risk-based legal advice to officers and senior stakeholders
• Instructing and liaising with external counsel where appropriate
• Keeping up to date with developments in employment legislation and case law

Candidate Requirements

The ideal candidate will be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive with demonstrable employment law experience.

You should possess:

• Strong knowledge of employment law and tribunal procedure
• Experience handling a broad range of contentious and advisory employment matters
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills
• The ability to manage competing priorities effectively
• Confidence advising stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• A proactive and solution-focused approach to legal support

Previous Local Authority or public sector experience would be beneficial but is not essential for candidates with strong relevant expertise.

What’s on Offer

• Fully remote working arrangement
• Flexible and supportive working culture
• Varied and high-quality employment law caseload
• Opportunity to work within a collaborative public sector legal team
• Competitive salary/rate depending on experience