Opportunity: Employment Lawyer (3+ PQE)
Location: Bristol | Hybrid or Remote
Salary: Up to £90,000 + Bonus
If you're an employment lawyer looking for high-quality work, interesting clients and the chance to work closely with one of the South West's leading employment specialists, this is one to consider!
We're working with a highly respected specialist employment firm in Bristol that regularly competes with much larger practices and is consistently recognised in Legal 500 and Chambers.
In short: small team, big work.
The Opportunity:
The firm was founded by a highly experienced employment lawyer with a background at the Bar and leading City and regional firms, who remains closely involved in the work.
You'll work alongside them on complex employment matters, senior exits, Tribunal litigation and strategic advisory work, gaining direct exposure to high-quality work and senior clients.
It's a chance to develop your career in a specialist environment without becoming one of dozens of lawyers in a large department.
The Work:
You'll handle a varied employment caseload, typically around 75% employer / 25% employee, covering contentious and non-contentious matters including:
Employment Tribunal claims
Senior exits and executive advice
Discrimination and whistleblowing
Restructures and redundancies
Restrictive covenants and post-termination issues
Contracts and general advisory work
Client training and management workshops
Seminars and business development
Clients include regional and national employers, senior executives and C-suite individuals.
The Culture:
Small, experienced and personable team
Professional and ambitious without being overly corporate
Trusted to work autonomously
Flexible approach to working
1-2 days a week in the Bristol office, with fully remote working considered for more experienced lawyers
Who Are They Looking For?
They're open to employment lawyers from 3+ PQE upwards with solid experience across a broad employment caseload.
You'll ideally have experience advising employers and individuals, be confident with clients and take a commercial, pragmatic approach.
For more experienced lawyers, there's a route towards partnership and potentially equity. There's also support towards becoming a part-time fee-paid Employment Judge.
What's on Offer?
Up to £90,000 + bonus
Private health insurance and cashback health scheme
5% employer pension contribution
30 days' annual leave
High-quality contentious and non-contentious work
Direct exposure to senior clients and complex matters
Flexible and remote working
Support towards a judicial career
Partnership and equity opportunities
The Bottom Line:
This isn't about joining a huge employment department and becoming another name on the team sheet.
It's an opportunity to join a specialist practice that punches well above its size, work closely with an experienced employment specialist and build your own career and client relationships.
Interested? Reach out or apply directly!
Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.
*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities
