Full time

Employment Solicitor (Partner)

eNL
Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, AL6 9PB
money-bag EXCELLENT SALARY & BENEFITS
Posted: 05 October 2026 (2 days ago)
Closing date: 04 November 2026
Ref: 61062504

About the Role

This full-time Partner position with eNL in Hertfordshire suits a seasoned Employment Solicitor boasting over ten years’ post-qualification experience. The successful candidate will advise employers, HR specialists and senior executives on complex contentious and non-contentious matters, covering contracts, policies, disciplinary issues and strategic HR guidance. An established client following plus robust market relationships are essential for contributing to the growth of a practice ranked by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. An excellent salary and benefits package is offered. This role demands commercial insight, technical excellence and proven business development capability, with genuine prospects for influencing a highly regarded team.

EMPLOYMENT SOLICITOR (PARTNER), 10+ PQE, HERTFORDSHIRE, EXCELLENT SALARY & BENEFITS PACKAGE. A leading Employment team, ranked in both the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, is seeking an experienced Solicitor to join at Partner level. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior lawyer with an established client following and strong market relationships to play a key role in the continued growth and development of a highly regarded Employment practice – JOB REF: 215305569
THE ROLE:
You will advise a diverse client base of employers, HR professionals and senior executives on a broad range of complex contentious and non-contentious employment matters, delivering commercially focused, strategic advice across day-to-day HR issues, employment contracts and policies, disciplinary and grievance matters, and Employment Tribunal claims including unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and redundancy. You will also have the opportunity to advise on high-value restructures, TUPE and workforce planning projects, as well as providing trusted counsel to senior management teams, boards, and senior professionals.
In addition to this, you will also play an active role in business development and contributing to the continued growth and profile of the Employment team. As a senior member of the practice, you will have genuine autonomy and influence, with the opportunity to build your own client base, shape the future direction of the department and play a key role in the firm's wider growth strategy.
THE CANDIDATE:
Applications are welcomed from experienced Solicitors with 10+ years' PQE and a strong track record across both contentious and non-contentious employment law. You will bring excellent technical expertise, experience handling complex Employment Tribunal litigation and strategic advisory work, alongside an established client following and network of professional contacts. Commercially minded and solutions-focused, you will have excellent drafting, negotiation and advocacy skills, a proven ability to develop business and build lasting client and referrer relationships, and the confidence and ambition to play a key senior leadership role in a growing practice.
THE FIRM:
Join a highly respected Employment team ranked by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500, renowned for its technical excellence and commercially focused approach. You will be part of a collaborative, ambitious practice where your expertise, client relationships and contribution to future growth will be genuinely valued, with the platform and autonomy to make a real impact.
THE PACKAGE:
An excellent salary and benefits package is on offer, together with flexible working, genuine opportunities for progression and the opportunity to play a key role in the continued development of a highly regarded Employment practice.

HOW TO APPLY:

To find out more, please contact Gemma Jones at eNL for a confidential discussion on 020 7183 8586 or email gemma.jones@enllegal.co.uk with your CV.
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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