Employment Partner/Senior Employment Solicitor

Role Description

The Employment Partner/Senior Employment Solicitor will lead and develop the firm’s employment law offering, working closely with business clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Day-to-day responsibilities include advising on HR and workplace issues, drafting and negotiating employment contracts and policies, handling disciplinary and grievance procedures, and managing tribunal claims and settlement agreements. The role involves building and maintaining client relationships, contributing to business development initiatives, and supervising and mentoring junior team members. This is a full-time, hybrid role based in Huddersfield, with the opportunity to work remotely for part of the week while attending the office for client meetings, collaboration, and team activities.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Labor and Employment Law, with experience advising employers on a wide range of workplace and HR matters.
• Solid grounding in core Law principles, with the ability to provide clear, pragmatic advice to commercial clients.
• Experience or understanding of complementary practice areas such as Commercial Real Estate and Conveyancing, supporting business services and transactions.
• Awareness of Family Law issues that may intersect with employment and private client matters.
• Qualified solicitor with significant post-qualification experience in employment law, ideally at senior associate or partner level.
• Proven track record in business development, client relationship management, and growing a practice area.
• Ability to supervise, mentor, and support junior lawyers and staff, contributing to a collaborative team culture.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and drafting skills, with strong attention to detail and professional judgment.

Company Description Eaton Smith Solicitors is a well-established law firm supporting businesses across Yorkshire, the UK, and internationally. Its highly regarded Business Services Team advises clients from start-ups to large corporates on trading agreements, internet trading, business structures, reorganisations, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, and disputes. The firm also offers specialist expertise in intellectual property, sports law, employment law, property, and debt collection. In addition to its commercial work, Eaton Smith provides a full range of private client services, giving team members exposure to a broad spectrum of legal matters and industries.

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