Job Description

A Local Authority is seeking an experienced Employment Lawyer to join its legal services team on a fully remote basis. This is an excellent opportunity to advise on a wide range of employment matters within a large and diverse public sector organisation.

Working closely with HR, senior management and internal departments, you will provide practical and commercially focused legal support across both contentious and non-contentious employment issues.

The Role

The successful candidate will undertake a varied workload which may include:

* Advising on disciplinary, grievance, capability and sickness absence matters

* Supporting HR teams on complex employee relations issues

* Managing Employment Tribunal claims from initial instruction through to hearing

* Drafting and reviewing employment-related documentation, policies and settlement agreements

* Advising on redundancy, restructuring and TUPE matters

* Providing legal support on equality, discrimination and whistleblowing issues

* Delivering pragmatic and risk-based legal advice to officers and senior stakeholders

* Instructing and liaising with external counsel where appropriate

* Keeping up to date with developments in employment legislation and case law

Candidate Requirements

The ideal candidate will be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive with demonstrable employment law experience.

You should possess:

* Strong knowledge of employment law and tribunal procedure

* Experience handling a broad range of contentious and advisory employment matters

* Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills

* The ability to manage competing priorities effectively

* Confidence advising stakeholders at all levels of seniority

* A proactive and solution-focused approach to legal support

Previous Local Authority or public sector experience would be beneficial but is not essential for candidates with strong relevant expertise.

What’s on Offer

* Fully remote working arrangement

* Flexible and supportive working culture

* Varied and high-quality employment law caseload

* Opportunity to work within a collaborative public sector legal team

* Competitive salary/rate depending on experience