Head of Professional Support Unit Pensions and Immigration

Head of Professional Support Unit – Employment, Pensions and Immigration

Join our market‑leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team and shape legal support delivery. Drive creativity, collaboration, and innovation.

Are you a legal professional with a passion for innovation and leadership? We're looking for a lawyer to lead our Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) team within the Employment, Pensions and Immigration (EPI) National Service Line (NSL). This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of legal support, drive digital transformation, and make a real impact across our fast growing, leading national practice.

• Qualified solicitor.
• Senior‑level PSL with relevant expertise in employment and (ideally) immigration law and proven experience of leading a PSL team, or a senior lawyer with the same expertise and equivalent experience.
• Embraces digital tools and automation.
• Clear communicator with excellent written English and a flair for engaging content.
• Strong interpersonal skills and commercial awareness.

• Lead and inspire a talented team of PSLs, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Drive innovation in legal content creation—blogs, newsletters, press releases, and digital campaigns.
• Deliver engaging training to clients and colleagues, helping them stay ahead of legal developments.
• Champion technology, managing automated precedent documents and exploring new tools to enhance efficiency.
• Keep our lawyers sharp, ensuring they're up to date with legislation, best practices, and market trends.
• Support onboarding, ensuring new joiners receive top‑tier know‑how inductions.
• Collaborate across teams, working with partners, innovation specialists, and knowledge experts to elevate our national reputation.

• Be part of a forward‑thinking firm that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Make a real difference in shaping how legal support is delivered in the NSL and support us in continuing to be a market leader.

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits.  to find out more about our core benefit offering.

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre‑employment screening, including basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three‑year employment history and a self‑declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.