Senior Employment Solicitor (Consultant)

Overview

This role is for an experienced Employment Solicitor to join the organization on a consultancy basis. Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years’ PQE and strong contentious and non-contentious employment law experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
• Support businesses with day-to-day workforce issues, strategic projects, and employment disputes.
• Provide clear, pragmatic advice to founders, senior leadership teams, HR teams, and in-house counsel, helping clients manage risk and achieve commercial objectives.
• Handle matters likely to include:
  • General day-to-day employment law support to SMEs and larger companies
  • Business restructures & redundancies (including collective)
  • Discrimination and whistle-blowing cases
  • TUPE transfers, including corporate support
  • Drafting consultancy agreements and advising on status (including a good knowledge of IR35)
  • Drafting and advising on director service agreements and contracts of employment
  • Managing disciplinary and grievance processes
  • Senior executive severances
• Collaborate with colleagues across Corporate, Commercial, and other practice areas—especially where employment issues intersect with transactions, business growth, and organisational change.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years’ PQE with strong experience across both contentious and non-contentious employment law.
• Demonstrable experience advising employers on complex workforce issues and managing Employment Tribunal litigation.
• Ability to manage matters independently and deliver pragmatic, commercially focused advice.
• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience advising founder-led businesses, start-ups, and scale-ups would be advantageous.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive consultancy rate.
• Flexibility and autonomy as part of the organization’s consultant model.

Location

• Remote/hybrid flexibility is supported as part of the consultant model, while remaining part of a supportive national team.

Additional Information

• No agencies please.