Employment Barrister
ENL Legal · London, Greater London
Employment Barrister at ENL Legal, based in London, Greater London, paying £120,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Salary
- £120,000 per annum
- Location
- London, Greater London
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 2 weeks ago
- Closes
- 3 Sep 2026
Reference 215304894
About the role
THE ROLE:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Barrister to join a highly regarded national law firm’s growing Employment practice. You will represent clients in Employment Tribunal proceedings, conducting advocacy at both preliminary and final hearings while advising on a broad range of contentious employment law matters. Working alongside an established Employment team, you will act for an impressive client base including major commercial organisations, healthcare providers, educational institutions, and public sector bodies. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the continued development of the firm's advocacy offering while enjoying significant client contact and responsibility from the outset.
THE CANDIDATE:
Applications are welcomed from qualified Barristers with between 2 and 5 years' post-qualification experience and a strong background in Employment Tribunal advocacy. You will possess excellent technical knowledge of employment law matters, outstanding advocacy skills, and the ability to deliver commercially focused advice to clients. The successful candidate will be confident building strong client relationships, supporting business development initiatives and contributing to client training programmes. A proactive, collaborative approach and excellent communication skills are essential.
THE FIRM:
This leading national law firm is recognised for delivering exceptional legal services across a broad range of sectors. With a collaborative culture and significant investment in the continued growth of its specialist advocacy offering, the firm provides high-quality work, excellent career development opportunities, and exposure to an enviable client base.
THE PACKAGE:
Market-leading salary and benefits package, firm-wide annual bonus, generous pension with salary sacrifice, five weeks' annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional leave, enhanced family leave, income protection, life assurance, flexible benefits platform, employee assistance programme, hybrid working, and excellent opportunities for long-term career progression.
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Gemma Jones at eNL on [phone removed] or email [email removed] 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.
At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
Reference: 215304894 · Posted 2 weeks ago · Closes 3 Sep 2026 · Listed via ENL Legal
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