Employment Lawyer
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Salary highly competitive depending on experience, plus generous bonus |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Bailey Hunter |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JC3806 |
Summary
Are you an ambitious senior Employment Lawyer with a passion for respondent-focused work, looking for a genuinely flexible and supportive environment?
We are representing a leading, independent law firm, based in the vibrant city of Leeds. Their acclaimed Employment Law team is one of the largest in the region, boasting 30 talented individuals. They advise a diverse client base, predominantly on the respondent side, ranging from large corporations to SMEs, across a wide array of contentious and non-contentious employment issues.
The Opportunity
We're looking for an experienced Senior Associate or Legal Director to join their thriving Employment Law team. This is a pivotal role where you'll be instrumental in handling a complex caseload, primarily focusing on respondent matters, including a significant proportion of tribunal claims. You'll also play a crucial part in their team's development by mentoring and supervising our junior lawyers.
This is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to shape your career in a firm that truly values work-life balance and professional growth.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Managing a challenging and varied caseload of employment law matters, with a
strong emphasis on respondent-side advisory and litigation work, including
complex tribunal claims.
- Mentoring, supervising, and developing junior lawyers within the team, fostering t
their growth and ensuring high-quality client service.
- Providing strategic, commercially astute advice to a diverse range of clients on
issues such as redundancies, reorganisations, discrimination claims, unfair
dismissal, TUPE, restrictive covenants, and drafting comprehensive employment
documentation.
- Actively participating in business development initiatives, networking, and
contributing to the firm's reputation.
- Collaborating closely with our Corporate and Litigation teams on multidisciplinary
projects.
About You:
- You'll be a highly accomplished Employment Lawyer with a minimum of 8 years'
Post-Qualified Experience (PQE), primarily focusing on respondent employment l
law.
- You have a proven track record of handling complex tribunal claims and providing
strategic advice to employers.
- Experience in mentoring or supervising junior legal professionals is essential.
- You possess excellent technical legal skills, commercial acumen, and strong client
relationship management abilities.
- You're a proactive, solutions-oriented individual with strong communication and
interpersonal skills.
- A keen interest in business development and contributing to the growth of the
team.
What They Offer – A Truly Flexible & Supportive Environment:
They offer a market-leading package that prioritises your well-being and professional development:
- Competitive Salary & Generous Bonus Scheme: Enjoy a highly competitive salary,
regularly reviewed to reflect your expertise, complemented by a truly generous
bonus scheme.
- Low Chargeable Hours Targets: They believe in quality over quantity, offering
sensible and achievable chargeable hours targets that promote a healthy work-life
balance.
- Exceptional Work-Life Balance:
- Family-Friendly & Flexible Working: they are genuinely family-friendly and
support flexible working. You could work part-time hours (e.g., 4 days over 5),
allowing you to manage personal commitments like school pickups or dog walks.
- Hybrid Working from Day 1: Benefit from their established hybrid working model.
They’d ideally like you in the office around 2 days a week, with the rest from
home.
- Collaborative Office Environment: They host monthly in-person meetings and
regular socials to foster team cohesion.
- Generous Annual Leave: Start with 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with
the option to buy an extra week.
- Sabbatical Scheme: After 3 years, you can accrue an additional 4 weeks of leave,
which you can take alongside 2 weeks of your annual holiday as 6 weeks of paid
sabbatical leave.
- Pension Scheme: They offer a strong pension scheme with an 8% firm contribution
at Director level.
- Health & Wellness: Comprehensive Private Medical Insurance (PMI).
- Sustainable Travel: Access to Electric Car Schemes.
Ready to Make Your Mark?
If you're an experienced Employment Lawyer seeking a challenging yet balanced role within a highly reputable, Legal 500 law firm that genuinely prioritises its people, we encourage you to apply.
To take the next step, please submit your CV to: clairecox@baileyhunter.com.
We are representing a leading, independent law firm, based in the vibrant city of Leeds. Their acclaimed Employment Law team is one of the largest in the region, boasting 30 talented individuals. They advise a diverse client base, predominantly on the respondent side, ranging from large corporations to SMEs, across a wide array of contentious and non-contentious employment issues.
The Opportunity
We're looking for an experienced Senior Associate or Legal Director to join their thriving Employment Law team. This is a pivotal role where you'll be instrumental in handling a complex caseload, primarily focusing on respondent matters, including a significant proportion of tribunal claims. You'll also play a crucial part in their team's development by mentoring and supervising our junior lawyers.
This is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to shape your career in a firm that truly values work-life balance and professional growth.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Managing a challenging and varied caseload of employment law matters, with a
strong emphasis on respondent-side advisory and litigation work, including
complex tribunal claims.
- Mentoring, supervising, and developing junior lawyers within the team, fostering t
their growth and ensuring high-quality client service.
- Providing strategic, commercially astute advice to a diverse range of clients on
issues such as redundancies, reorganisations, discrimination claims, unfair
dismissal, TUPE, restrictive covenants, and drafting comprehensive employment
documentation.
- Actively participating in business development initiatives, networking, and
contributing to the firm's reputation.
- Collaborating closely with our Corporate and Litigation teams on multidisciplinary
projects.
About You:
- You'll be a highly accomplished Employment Lawyer with a minimum of 8 years'
Post-Qualified Experience (PQE), primarily focusing on respondent employment l
law.
- You have a proven track record of handling complex tribunal claims and providing
strategic advice to employers.
- Experience in mentoring or supervising junior legal professionals is essential.
- You possess excellent technical legal skills, commercial acumen, and strong client
relationship management abilities.
- You're a proactive, solutions-oriented individual with strong communication and
interpersonal skills.
- A keen interest in business development and contributing to the growth of the
team.
What They Offer – A Truly Flexible & Supportive Environment:
They offer a market-leading package that prioritises your well-being and professional development:
- Competitive Salary & Generous Bonus Scheme: Enjoy a highly competitive salary,
regularly reviewed to reflect your expertise, complemented by a truly generous
bonus scheme.
- Low Chargeable Hours Targets: They believe in quality over quantity, offering
sensible and achievable chargeable hours targets that promote a healthy work-life
balance.
- Exceptional Work-Life Balance:
- Family-Friendly & Flexible Working: they are genuinely family-friendly and
support flexible working. You could work part-time hours (e.g., 4 days over 5),
allowing you to manage personal commitments like school pickups or dog walks.
- Hybrid Working from Day 1: Benefit from their established hybrid working model.
They’d ideally like you in the office around 2 days a week, with the rest from
home.
- Collaborative Office Environment: They host monthly in-person meetings and
regular socials to foster team cohesion.
- Generous Annual Leave: Start with 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with
the option to buy an extra week.
- Sabbatical Scheme: After 3 years, you can accrue an additional 4 weeks of leave,
which you can take alongside 2 weeks of your annual holiday as 6 weeks of paid
sabbatical leave.
- Pension Scheme: They offer a strong pension scheme with an 8% firm contribution
at Director level.
- Health & Wellness: Comprehensive Private Medical Insurance (PMI).
- Sustainable Travel: Access to Electric Car Schemes.
Ready to Make Your Mark?
If you're an experienced Employment Lawyer seeking a challenging yet balanced role within a highly reputable, Legal 500 law firm that genuinely prioritises its people, we encourage you to apply.
To take the next step, please submit your CV to: clairecox@baileyhunter.com.