Senior Employment Lawyer

Senior Employment Lawyer

Bristol

Salary up to -65k D.O.E

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a highly regarded national law firm with the recruitment of an experienced Senior Employment Lawyer. This is an excellent opportunity for an employment law specialist to join an established team handling a varied caseload on behalf of individuals, businesses, insurers and institutional clients.

As a Senior Employment Lawyer, you will provide strategic, technical and practical guidance across a broad range of employment law matters. You will work closely with the Group Leader, Partner and other experienced lawyers, helping to maintain high technical standards while delivering practical and commercially focused advice.

Flexible hybrid working available. Applications are welcomed from candidates seeking either full-time or part-time opportunities.

This is what you will be doing

Your duties and responsibilities will include:-

• Providing strategic, technical and practical guidance across complex employment law matters.
• Managing and advising on claimant and respondent employment cases, including insurance-backed litigation.
• Supporting colleagues with technical queries, case strategy and best practice.
• Building strong relationships with individual, business and insurer clients while providing excellent client service.
• Working closely with senior stakeholders to maintain high standards across the employment law team.

The experience you will bring to the team

You will bring the following experience to the Employment team:-

• Qualification as a Solicitor, CILEX Lawyer or equivalent legal professional.
• Extensive experience handling a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation, tribunal procedure and technical employment law issues.
• Experience working with lay clients, businesses, insurers or defendant insurer claims handlers.
• The ability to manage complex litigation, work under pressure and meet demanding deadlines.

This is what you will get in return

• Excellent annual leave entitlement and company sick pay.
• Pension membership, life insurance and discounted insurance products.
• Membership of a health cash plan, online GP appointments and physiotherapy support.
• Gym, lifestyle and season ticket discounts.
• Professional membership support and access to structured development opportunities.
• Personal development plans, mentoring and transparent career progression routes.
• Employee recognition, referral and long-service award schemes.
• Cycle-to-work and wider wellbeing initiatives.

Are you up to the challenge?

If you''re a Senior Employment Lawyer ready to take the next step in your career, we''d love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch to find out more. All enquiries will be handled in the strictest confidence by Yolk Recruitment. If you are looking to pursue the next step in your career with a highly regarded law firm, we encourage you to apply by contacting Oliver Coodye on (phone number removed) or alternatively send your CV

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work. *Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.