Professional Support Lawyer (Employment Law)

Professional Support Lawyer (Employment Law)

Location: Leeds, UK (Hybrid Working)

Salary: Highly Competitive, Dependent on Experience + Generous Bonus

Are you an experienced Employment Lawyer seeking a new challenge away from fee earning?

We are representing a leading, independent law firm, based in the vibrant city of Leeds. Their acclaimed Employment Law team is one of the largest in the region, boasting 30 talented individuals. They advise a diverse client base, predominantly on the respondent side, ranging from large corporations to SMEs, across a wide array of contentious and non-contentious employment issues.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced Employment Lawyer to drive and support knowledge, training, and skills development for a reputable Employment Team.

It’s a varied role where you’ll be instrumental in delivering the firm’s knowledge strategy and driving business development initiatives. You’ll capture technical legal knowledge and disseminate it to fee earners and clients.

You’ll help guide and develop our Employment Lawyers by sharing knowledge, assisting fee-earners with technical queries and identifying training opportunities. You’ll develop and update precedent documents, review processes, and aid business development through drafting articles and thought-leadership publications.

About You:

• You’ll be a highly accomplished Employment Lawyer with a minimum of 8 years’ Post-Qualified Experience (PQE.
• Experience of delivering training and presentations.
• Good communicator and an ability to build relationships with colleagues at all levels.
• Ability to develop and support junior members of the team with regard to technical knowledge.

What They Offer – A Truly Flexible & Supportive Environment:

They offer a market-leading package that prioritises your well-being and professional development:

• Competitive Salary & Generous Bonus Scheme: Enjoy a highly competitive salary, regularly reviewed to reflect your expertise, complemented by a truly generous bonus scheme.
• Exceptional Work-Life Balance:
  • Family-Friendly & Flexible Working: they are genuinely family-friendly and support flexible working. You could work part-time hours (e.g., 4 days over 5), allowing you to manage personal commitments like school pickups or dog walks.
  • Hybrid Working from Day 1: Benefit from their established hybrid working model. They’d ideally like you in the office around 2 days a week, with the rest from home.
  • Collaborative Office Environment: They host monthly in-person meetings and regular socials to foster team cohesion.
• Generous Annual Leave: Start with 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy an extra week.
• Sabbatical Scheme: After 3 years, you can accrue an additional 4 weeks of leave, which you can take alongside 2 weeks of your annual holiday as 6 weeks of paid sabbatical leave.
• Pension Scheme: They offer a strong pension scheme with an 8% firm contribution at Director level.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive Private Medical Insurance (PMI).
• Sustainable Travel: Access to Electric Car Schemes.

Ready to Make Your Mark?

If you’re an experienced Employment Lawyer seeking a new challenge within a highly reputable, Legal 500 law firm that genuinely prioritises its people, we encourage you to apply.

To take the next step, please submit your CV to: [email protected].