Full time

Employment Solicitor

eNL

London, EC4R 0BR

£60000 - £80000 per annum

Posted: 13 August 2026 (Today)

Closing date: 12 September 2026

Ref: 60652793

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About the Role

An Employment Solicitor with 3+ years’ PQE is sought by a nationally recognised team in London. This full-time role, paying £60,000–£80,000 depending on experience, covers a broad spectrum of employment and HR matters. Responsibilities include advising on disciplinary procedures, safeguarding issues, senior exits and restructures, plus the employment aspects of academy conversions and mergers. The position involves drafting contracts, policies and staff handbooks tailored to client needs. Candidates should possess strong technical knowledge and the ability to deliver practical, commercially focused guidance. This is a permanent position within a respected practice, offering exposure to complex, high-profile work across the education and wider public sectors.

Employment Solicitor, 3+ Years’ PQE, London, £60,000+ DOE. An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Employment Solicitor to join a nationally recognised team advising clients across a broad range of employment and HR matters. Job Ref: 4998
• Provide practical and commercially focused advice on day to day HR matters, disciplinary and grievance procedures, safeguarding-related employment issues, senior appointments and exits, restructures and wider workforce matters.
• Advise on the employment aspects of academy conversions, mergers and governance changes, providing clear and pragmatic advice to clients throughout the process.
• Draft and review employment contracts, policies and staff handbooks, ensuring documentation is tailored to clients' requirements and compliant with relevant legislation.
• Applications are welcomed from qualified Solicitors with a minimum of 3 years' PQE in Employment Law. Previous experience advising education sector clients would be advantageous, although candidates with a genuine interest in developing an education sector specialism are encouraged to apply.
• Enjoy a competitive salary of £60,000+ DOE, bonus scheme, private medical insurance, income protection, life assurance and a pension scheme.
• Additional benefits include 28 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays, electric vehicle and Cycle to Work schemes, gym membership contribution, access to a benefits and discounts portal, flu vaccinations and eye care benefits.
• To apply, contact Kaye Thumpston on 0207 183 8586 or email kaye.thumpston@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.
eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications within 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

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