Senior Solicitor - Employment
Full-time
Mid
Description
About your new role
Our market leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration practice
area is seeking an experienced employment lawyer to join our HR Rely Team.
We advise clients across the UK and internationally,
including some of the UK's largest and best known employers. We believe that
the quality of our clients and the strength of our relationships with our
clients speaks volumes about the quality of the service we provide.
The candidate will be based at our Birmingham office, working
withing the HR Rely Team, which currently consists of two Partners, two Principal
Associates, two Associates, three Solicitors and two Paralegals.
Our HR Rely team is highly ranked in the Legal Directories
and has ambitions to grow further.
As a Principal (Senior) Associate, this is a great
opportunity to play an integral role in growing the team, working alongside
Partners to drive the practice forward.
You will manage a mixed caseload of contentious and
non-contentious employment work and your responsibilities will include:
• You
will also be required to advise clients on the full range of employment
law issues, including redundancy, disciplinary matters, grievances,
whistleblowing, discrimination matters.
• Responsibility
for conduct of the defence of Employment Tribunal claims.
• Advising
in relation to change and restructuring projects, changing terms and
conditions and consultation requirements.
• Drafting
articles and legal updates, training and networking as part of a
structured business development initiative.
About You
You will have previous experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work.
We also require you to have/be:
• 5+ years PQE
• Previous experience of advising on employment law matters and managing your own caseload
• Working on large scale projects
• Employment Tribunal claims
• Experience of pay/Industrial relations project (no advocacy required)
• Able to demonstrate advice to clients on the full range of employment law issues, including redundancy, disciplinary matters, grievances, whistleblowing, discrimination matters.
• Ideally previous experience of mentoring junior fee-earners
• Good teamwork skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong technical knowledge
• Good communication skills
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Interest in business development
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise
• Ability to work to deadlines and targets
• Flexible approach
If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your application.
PLEASE NOTE: Candidates are encouraged to reach out directly. For inquiries or more details, feel free to contact us. Our recruitment team members are here to assist.
Why work for us
Come and join our award-winning organisation and team. Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 19th consecutive year at Britain’s Top Employers awards 2026, and ranking top 10 in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.
Embark on this journey with Weightmans towards becoming one of the Top 30 UK Law firms.
Why work for us? Take a look: Work for Weightmans: voted a top employer | Weightmans
This link contains information regarding Culture, Benefits, D&I, Recruitment Agency PSL/Non PSL and Eligibility to work in the UK information.
Work for a firm where people matter – work for Weightmans
Our market leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration practice
area is seeking an experienced employment lawyer to join our HR Rely Team.
We advise clients across the UK and internationally,
including some of the UK's largest and best known employers. We believe that
the quality of our clients and the strength of our relationships with our
clients speaks volumes about the quality of the service we provide.
The candidate will be based at our Birmingham office, working
withing the HR Rely Team, which currently consists of two Partners, two Principal
Associates, two Associates, three Solicitors and two Paralegals.
Our HR Rely team is highly ranked in the Legal Directories
and has ambitions to grow further.
As a Principal (Senior) Associate, this is a great
opportunity to play an integral role in growing the team, working alongside
Partners to drive the practice forward.
You will manage a mixed caseload of contentious and
non-contentious employment work and your responsibilities will include:
• You
will also be required to advise clients on the full range of employment
law issues, including redundancy, disciplinary matters, grievances,
whistleblowing, discrimination matters.
• Responsibility
for conduct of the defence of Employment Tribunal claims.
• Advising
in relation to change and restructuring projects, changing terms and
conditions and consultation requirements.
• Drafting
articles and legal updates, training and networking as part of a
structured business development initiative.
About You
You will have previous experience and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work.
We also require you to have/be:
• 5+ years PQE
• Previous experience of advising on employment law matters and managing your own caseload
• Working on large scale projects
• Employment Tribunal claims
• Experience of pay/Industrial relations project (no advocacy required)
• Able to demonstrate advice to clients on the full range of employment law issues, including redundancy, disciplinary matters, grievances, whistleblowing, discrimination matters.
• Ideally previous experience of mentoring junior fee-earners
• Good teamwork skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong technical knowledge
• Good communication skills
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Interest in business development
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise
• Ability to work to deadlines and targets
• Flexible approach
If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your application.
PLEASE NOTE: Candidates are encouraged to reach out directly. For inquiries or more details, feel free to contact us. Our recruitment team members are here to assist.
Why work for us
Come and join our award-winning organisation and team. Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 19th consecutive year at Britain’s Top Employers awards 2026, and ranking top 10 in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.
Embark on this journey with Weightmans towards becoming one of the Top 30 UK Law firms.
Why work for us? Take a look: Work for Weightmans: voted a top employer | Weightmans
This link contains information regarding Culture, Benefits, D&I, Recruitment Agency PSL/Non PSL and Eligibility to work in the UK information.
Work for a firm where people matter – work for Weightmans