Employment Solicitor

Due to expansion, we have an opportunity available for an experienced Employment Solicitor who will be the Head of Department, based in Chelmsford. Offering a salary of circa £65,000 plus benefits.

Benefits include pension, holiday, professional training, and personal development courses as needed, expenses paid for networking and corporate events, a friendly working environment, team lunches, highly discounted parking with Q park in Chelmsford and an unhealthy amount of cake is always available in the office kitchen! The working hours are Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm.

As the Employment Solicitor, you will be Head of the Department. This is an exciting opportunity and will involve meeting potential new clients, getting a really detailed understanding of what they need and giving them the confidence to instruct you to solve their problems. Other duties include solving employment law problems for individuals, identifying all the potential issues and getting the best legal outcome for your client. You will see people from all walks of life and need to be able to communicate at the right level in plain English. In addition, you will be solving employment law issues for businesses, from start-ups to larger SMEs you will solve day to day employment and HR issues and keep your clients on the right side of the law with up-to-date paperwork and your expert advice at the end of the phone. As the Employment Solicitor, you will also grow the business, working with the team to develop new opportunities and communicate their message to attract new clients. This will range from writing articles for the website and publications to attending business networking events and even speaking to a room full of people if you have the skill.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need…
*5 years’ (PQE) experience of being a Solicitor.
*A good knowledge of employment law.
*An excellent communicator with great client care skills.
*An entrepreneurial spirit, a desire to win new clients, with a passion for networking.
*A hard worker who wants to develop their legal career and progress quickly.

This is an amazing opportunity to work for a superb law firm, we look forward to hearing from you.