Employment Tribunal Advocate – Moorepay
Location: Swinton, Manchester, United Kingdom
About the Role
Are you an accomplished Advocate who thrives in the fast‑paced field of Employment Tribunals? Moorepay is looking for a confident, collaborative professional to join our outstanding Legal Team.
In this role, you’ll represent our clients in Early Conciliation, Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal proceedings (including, occasionally, their Republic of Ireland equivalent). You’ll take ownership of cases from start to finish—providing expert case management, strategic legal advice and robust advocacy through to full merits hearings. The role will also support occasional advice on complex or high‑risk cases for front‑line advice or HR consultants, requiring delivery of a clear brief to ensure thorough management.
We’re looking for someone who’s not only skilled in advocacy and employment law but also values team spirit. Our team is known for being tight‑knit, supportive and collaborative.
Key Accountabilities
* Liaison with clients and ACAS to resolve EC requests or assist in decision‑making on engagement in EC, managing such issues in the context of best outcomes for clients and insurers, including assessment of costs, awards and exposure, negotiation and closure of settlements where indicated.
* Undertake all work associated with ET/EAT hearings as directed by the client and/or the business and support the internal insurance claims process by reviewing cases against advice and indemnity provisions.
* Provide advice and legal opinion on employment law issues and Tribunal proceedings to clients and colleagues from the Advice and Consultancy teams.
* Identify quality issues from EC/ET/EAT and support the HR Services team in implementing continuous improvement.
* Deliver first‑rate advocacy for remote and in‑person hearings across the UK, both preliminary and full merits, including appearance at EAT. Draft witness statements and skeleton arguments, conduct cross‑examination and re‑examination, and deploy relevant case law and tribunal proceedings.
Provision of Employment Law Advice to Clients
* Support the management of complex/high‑risk cases that may lead to litigation or lengthy processes, ensuring they are managed within the team or assigned to front‑line Advisors/Consultants with a briefing.
* Provide advice to clients contemplating a commercial approach to employment issues, including guidance on costs, engagement in negotiations and drafting of standard and bespoke Settlement Agreements.
* Attend company or client sites and travel to tribunal centres as required; may be expected to travel outside the region for hearings.
* Provide HR and Employment Law advice to all clients within the remit of Service Level Agreements.
General
* Undertake and maintain professional personal development in accordance with the role requirements.
* Liaise with account managers to ensure clients’ objectives are met.
* Maintain a high level of customer service before, during and after the client’s contractual relationship with Moorepay.
* Ensure service provision promotes quality and value to customers.
* Maintain an ongoing awareness of the commercial aspects of Moorepay’s relationship with its customers and complete all appropriate record keeping.
Commercial
* Identify additional opportunities for new business within the external market and existing customer base and liaise with the appropriate department to ensure this new business is resourced effectively.
* Work to ensure claims handling positively impacts the performance of our Legal Expenses Insurance product.
Required Skills & Experience
* Demonstrable experience representing respondents in employment tribunal hearings, including full merits hearings of all types.
* Experience advising corporate clients on high‑risk employment issues.
* Demonstrable communication and negotiation skills.
* High standards of written communication, including top‑class drafting skills.
* Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, including required admin and case‑management tasks.
* Strong client‑facing skills and a very credible presence.
* Highly self‑motivated and an excellent communicator/negotiator with demonstrable advocacy skills.
* Exceptional attention to detail and flexibility in use of time, adaptability to new ways of working.
* Ability to advise clients in all aspects of employment law, including particularly complex cases.
Desirable
* Qualified, practising Solicitor specialising in Employment Law Advice & Employment Tribunal Advocacy with experience representing at EAT.
* Practical experience advising clients in all aspects of HR and Employment Law, especially on complex/high‑risk case files covering work up to and including the EAT.
Benefits & Culture
* A career packed with opportunity in a stable and growing company with a comprehensive programme of learning and development.
* Competitive base salary, 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy additional days. Birthday off.
* Private medical insurance, life assurance 4× salary & enhanced pension with up to 8.5% employer contributions, plus a huge range of additional flexible benefits across financial & personal well‑being, lifestyle and leisure.
* Part of the Zellis Group: over 500 friendly professionals across four offices in Swinton (Manchester), Sheffield, Birmingham and Kochi (India).
* Culture focuses on mental health support, maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and equal opportunities and inclusion for all.
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