Senior Employment Solicitor

Senior Employment Solicitor | 4+ PQE | Reading

This employment specialist, highly tiered Legal 500 firmis looking for a Senior Employment Solicitor to join its department, out of their growing Reading office.

This is a firm that puts innovation, development and people at the heart of its approach. Technology is used to improve efficiency, giving lawyers more time to focus on clients, fee earning and business development.

A multi-service practice with a diverse client base built over decades. The firm acts for household-name businesses, OMBs, start-ups, overseas companies, HNW individuals and well-known public figures
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It's a financially strong firm with a clear strategy for continued growth and succession.

They like to grow organically, with a growing number of homegrown partners demonstrating the opportunities available.

You'll be joining a busy Employment team of five fee earners, working closely with partners to develop the department and support more junior lawyers.

The role offers a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious employment work for both businesses and individuals, including:

• Settlement agreements and dismissals
• Restrictive covenants and senior executive matters
• Discrimination and disciplinary issues
• Restructuring and TUPE
• Employment litigation and corporate support

You’ll work across a varied client base spanning media, publishing, hospitality, technology, app development and international businesses.

• Employment Solicitor 4+ PQE
• Broad contentious and non-contentious employment experience
• Strong client care and commercial awareness
• Ambitious and interested in progressing towards partnership
• Mentoring experience desirable but not essential

• Competitive, market leading salary
• Growing team with increasing levels of work
• Innovative approach to legal services
• Collaborative, agile culture