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Liverpool
Position
EPI Liverpool
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time

About your new role

Our market leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team advises employers across the UK on all aspects of employment, pensions and immigration law. Our clients are some of the UK's largest and best known employers. We believe that the quality of our clients and strength of our relationships with our clients speaks volumes about the quality of the service we provide.
 
We are currently recruiting for an Employment Solicitor to manage a mixed caseload of employment work and provide HR employment law advice to clients. This role will also be closely aligned to working with client on a national basis dealing with in excess of 400 employment tribunal claims a year.
 
The role is based in our Liverpool office but we will consider applications for any of our locations, excluding London. The candidate will be based at our Liverpool office and will be required to attend the Liverpool office from time to time to meet with colleagues and other business requirements in line with our Hybrid Working Policy. The firm supports and encourages flexible working arrangements.
 
The role is fixed term for 6 months initially, with the potential for this to be extended. 
 
Main duties and responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of employment work – predominately discrimination, whistleblowing and complex unfair dismissal 
employment tribunal claims
• Provide strategic employment law advice
• Recording and reporting client management information and trends 
• Assist in the designation and implementation of innovation and product development
• Work in accordance with client and internal SLAs
• Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values 

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will have other duties and responsibilities that fall within the remit of the role.

About You

  • 3-5 years post qualification experience in employment law
  • Technically strong and excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills
  • Methodical, organised approach
If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and commitment, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Why work for us

Come and join our award-winning organisation and team. Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 18th consecutive year at Britain’s Top Employers awards 2025, and ranking 5th in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

 Embark on this journey with Weightmans towards becoming one of the Top 30 UK Law firms.

 Why work for us? Take a look: Work for Weightmans: voted a top employer | Weightmans

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