Employment Senior Associate Solicitor

North of England | Hybrid (2 days on-site) | Senior Associate level

The Opportunity

A well-established, purpose-led independent law firm is looking for an experienced Employment Solicitor to join its specialist Recruitment & Workforce Solutions practice — a niche team embedded within a broader Employment, Pensions & Immigration offering.

This is a genuine market differentiator. There are relatively few lawyers in England and Wales who specialise at the intersection of employment and recruitment law, and this role offers the platform, the colleagues and the client base to build — or deepen — exactly that expertise.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll advise employers and recruiters of all sizes on the full spectrum of employment and recruitment-sector matters, including:

• Complex employment status issues and IR35
• Legal and regulatory challenges arising from temporary workers, contractors and labour supply chains
• Day-to-day employment advisory work: disciplinary, grievance, redundancy and restructuring
• Drafting and negotiating employment contracts, settlement agreements and HR policies
• Employment Tribunal litigation and dispute resolution (ACAS, mediation, negotiation)
• Regulatory investigations on behalf of clients
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration with litigation, corporate and commercial teams

About You

You're ideally at Senior Associate level, though strong candidates slightly below that mark will be considered where the foundations are right. You'll bring:

• A solid grounding in general employment law and a commercially confident client manner
• Any prior exposure to the recruitment/workforce space (IR35, contractor status, atypical worker issues, consultancy agreements) is a real advantage — though candidates willing to be trained into this niche are equally welcome
• Strong communication skills, a collaborative instinct and the curiosity to operate in a genuinely specialised corner of the market

The Firm

A certified B Corp with over 200 years of history and award-winning environmental credentials — proudly rooted in the North but serving businesses and individuals across England and Wales. It's a firm that takes its purpose seriously, and it shows in how it operates and how it looks after its people.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working (2 days on-site)
• Flexible approach to working hours
• Discretionary bonus
• 25 days annual leave plus flex bank holidays (increasing with service), option to buy 10 additional days
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Pension, life insurance and income protection
• 24/7 wellbeing and employment assistance programme
• Strong career development and BD/client-facing opportunities

Interested?

If you're an employment lawyer looking for a role that offers genuine specialism, a supportive team and real scope to grow your profile — we'd love to hear from you. Please get in touch for a confidential conversation.