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Employment Solicitor - 5+ Years PQE - Reading

England Permanent £60,000 - £70,000 per year View Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate Employment Solicitor to join a highly regarded team in Reading. This role offers exposure to a broad range of complex employment matters, excellent client contact, and a clear pathway for career progression within a diverse environment.
  • High-profile clients and genuine career progression
  • Hybrid working with 50%+ home-based flexibility

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established, full-service UK law firm with a strong reputation for delivering commercially focused legal advice to businesses, educational institutions, and senior executives. Recognised for its investment in people, diverse culture, flexible working, the firm combines the quality of work typically associated with larger national practices with an approachable environment.

The firm places significant emphasis on professional development, business development opportunities, and empowering lawyers to build their own profile in the market. With a diverse client base spanning sectors including technology, education, and commercial enterprises, this is an excellent platform for employment lawyers looking to accelerate their careers.

Job Description

The Associate Employment Solicitor will be:

  • Advising employers and senior executives on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters.
  • Managing employment tribunal claims, settlement negotiations, and complex workplace disputes.
  • Providing strategic advice on redundancy programmes, TUPE, whistleblowing, disciplinary, capability, and conduct issues.
  • Assisting education sector clients on employment-related matters, including regulatory and tribunal work.
  • Contributing to business development initiatives, client relationship management, and the continued growth of the Employment team.

The Successful Applicant

The Associate Employment Solicitor should be:

  • A solicitor or equivalent with 5+ years PQE in Employment Law.
  • Experienced across both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
  • Skilled in advising employer clients and senior executives.
  • Comfortable managing employment tribunal litigation from inception through to resolution.
  • Experienced in business development and building client relationships.
  • Commercially minded with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Able to work within a team while managing their own caseload effectively.

What's on Offer

  • Varied salary aligned to experience.
  • Hybrid agile working policy with the ability to work remotely for at least 50% of your time.
  • Flexible working arrangements available from the outset and throughout your career.
  • High-quality work for recognised employers across a variety of sectors.
  • Strong partner assistance and visibility within the firm.
  • Genuine opportunities for career progression and professional development.
  • A diverse working environment where diversity is celebrated.
  • The opportunity to play a key role in a growing Employment practice with significant business development exposure.



This is more than just another Employment role. It is an opportunity to join a respected team, develop your profile in the market, and build a long-term career within a firm that genuinely invests in its people.

Contact
Sophie Greenaway
Quote job ref
JN-102026-7130148
Phone number
+441189337048

Job summary

Job function
Legal
Subsector
Employment / Pensions / Immigration
Sector
Business Services
Where
England
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Sophie Greenaway
Consultant phone
+441189337048
Job reference
JN-102026-7130148