Employment Litigation Solicitor

Chadwick Lawrence is an award-winning law firm. We are committed to our values and the “Chadwick Lawrence Way”, which places people and culture at the heart of everything we do.

Position:                         Employment Litigation Solicitor

Location:                        Dock Street, Leeds

Responsible to:            Partner in Charge

Hours:                             Full or Part time considered

Salary:                             £ negotiable, dependent upon experience

Experience:                   3-4 years PQE

About us

Chadwick Lawrence is a leading local law firm with a successful and growing Employment team.

We provide a supportive environment for career development, offering exciting challenges and opportunities for personal and professional growth. We are looking to recruit and develop talented people to achieve their potential – and who will help us achieve ours in return.

About the role

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a talented Employment Litigation Solicitor to join our dynamic and growing Employment team, primarily based at our Leeds Office but flexibility on location being considered.  You will be self-sufficient in managing your own caseload and also support the wider team on complex matters covering both claimant and respondent litigation matters.

Our multi-disciplinary team works with local, national and international clients from a broad range of industries to deliver a range of specialist legal services. Our Employment team undertakes all aspects of employment law at all levels including Employment Tribunal litigation and non-contentious support through our Box HR Scheme. We pride ourselves on offering sound legal advice; working with our clients to provide exceptional solutions for every aspect of their business requirements.

Ideally suitable for someone with a minimum 3 years’ experience within employment litigation.

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic and ambitious person who wants to develop their technical and commercial skills.

Applicants should possess the following skills and experience:

• Minimum 3 years employment litigation experience
• strong IT skills
• the high degree of initiative and the ability to manage your time and your workload effectively
• excellent communication skills and a desire to use these to promote the team and the firm both internally and externally
• a willingness to learn, to drive their own career progression and to be proactive in achieving this

Additional Information

Chadwick Lawrence actively promotes a culture that supports a happy and enjoyable team working environment known internally as the Chadwick Lawrence Way.  We offer excellent career progression opportunities through a structured fee-earner progression scheme. Having recently won several awards, this is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive firm who are well respected in the West Yorkshire region.

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Chadwick Lawrence is an equal opportunities employer.  Selection criteria and procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure that individuals are treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities.

We would like to take this opportunity of thanking you for your application. Due to a high volume of applications for this role it is not possible to reply to each Applicant individually. If you do not therefore hear from the Firm within 2 weeks of your application please presume that you have been unsuccessful.