Legal Counsel – Employment
Location:
Buckinghamshire (Remote/Hybrid)
Salary:
£47,000 – £56,500
An opportunity has arisen for a qualified employment law solicitor (minimum 4 years' PQE) to join a large, complex organisation as Legal Counsel – Employment. Working alongside an existing in-house lawyer, the role will provide specialist legal advice on a wide range of employment law matters, both contentious and non-contentious.
Key Responsibilities include:
* Advising on all aspects of employment law, including disciplinaries, grievances, redundancies, discrimination, TUPE, trade union matters and reorganisations.
* Managing Employment Tribunal claims from Early Conciliation to final hearing, including advocacy and liaison with external counsel.
* Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, policies, procedures, settlement agreements and related documentation.
* Supporting negotiations, delivering employment law training and building effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external advisers.
About You:
* Qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with at least 4 years' PQE in employment law.
* Strong experience handling tribunal claims and providing practical, commercially focused advice.
* Excellent drafting, communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Experience in a large organisation, in-house role, or advising public sector or unionised clients is desirable.
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Pasquale Agatiello at eNL on or email 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 in 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.
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