Employment Lawyer, Senior Associate / Junior Partner level

HM3 Legal; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic legal firm is seeking an Employment Lawyer at Senior Associate or Junior Partner level to join their expanding team in Liverpool. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on a range of employment law matters, provide guidance to junior lawyers, and contribute to the firm’s growth while enjoying a supportive work environment. Candidates should be qualified solicitors with over five years of experience and a collaborative mindset. With a flexible hybrid-working model, personal development and autonomy are key attributes of this role, showcasing a commitment to high-quality service and work-life balance.

Benefits

Generous employee referral programme

Enhanced annual leave and your birthday off

Mental Health First Aiders and wellbeing support

Training programmes tailored to support your goals

Regular socials and charity events

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years post-qualification experience.
• Strong background in employment law.
• Experience in supervising or mentoring junior lawyers is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day advisory work for employers.
• Handle Employment Tribunal litigation for clients.
• Provide corporate support on business transactions.

Skills

Advisory work

Employment Tribunal litigation

Corporate support

Mentoring

Client relationship management

Education

Qualified solicitor (or equivalent)

Job description

EMPLOYMENT LAWYER
SENIOR ASSOCIATE / JUNIOR PARTNER LEVEL .

Full Time or Part Time (4 days), Liverpool (with hybrid working)

Are you a driven and ambitious Employment Lawyer looking for a change and an opportunity to join an expanding team with a high-quality caseload and an established reputation?

If so, we are seeking a Senior Lawyer to join our growing Employment and HR team, based primarily in our Liverpool office. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced employment lawyer who is ready to take the next step in their career, with both the autonomy and support to develop both professionally and personally.

If you are forward thinking, proactive and looking for a supportive and successful environment where you can make an impact in the continued growth of the team, then we’d love to hear from you.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a newly created opportunity for a Senior Employment Lawyer to join our growing team. You will work across a broad range of employment law matters including:

Day-to-day advisory work for employers.

Employment Tribunal litigation (for both employers and individuals).

Corporate support on business transactions.

You will also have the opportunity to supervise junior members of the team so previous experience in supervision is desirable, though not essential.

This role offers flexibility and is open to both full-time and part-time applicants. We would be happy to consider a four-day week for the right candidate.

With an established team in place and a variety of good quality work, this is a role with huge potential.

# 1

What we’re looking for in an Employment Lawyer

You must be a qualified solicitor (or equivalent, such as FCILEX) ideally with a minimum of 5+ years’ post-qualification experience.

You will have a strong background in employment law and enjoy working across advisory, contentious, and corporate support work.

Experience of supervising or mentoring more junior lawyers would be desirable.

We’re looking for someone with a collaborative approach and the confidence to work independently and take ownership of matters.

A commercial and client-focused mindset is a must.

You will be a strong and transparent communicator who is able to build and manage positive working relationships both internally and externally, leading by example.

A client following is desirable but not essential.

We offer hybrid working, with an expectation of three days in the office (Liverpool) and two from home (on a full-time equivalent basis). While it is desirable that the successful candidate has some established presence or network in the Liverpool market, this is not essential.

We also have offices in Chester and South Manchester, and value regional knowledge and flexibility.

# 2

This is a great opportunity for a Senior Associate or Junior Partner level lawyer who is seeking:

• A high degree of autonomy in their work.
• The chance to supervise and help shape the development of others.
• A supportive and forward-thinking team culture.
• A pathway to further progression within a dynamic employment law team

This position presents an opportunity to grow, both as an individual, and with our team.

At HM3 Legal, our people are our biggest asset and we want to make sure they know this, so alongside our benefits, we also offer a supportive yet autonomous working environment where you’ll be encouraged to innovate and develop.

We are passionate about ‘doing law differently’ with high quality service and having a positive impact being our priorities. If you share our values, then we would love to hear from you.

HM3 Legal is expanding. If this role is not for you, why not see if any of our other roles suit? Or get in touch anyway and we can tell you about up and coming opportunities before they are advertised. We are on a journey to do law differently so if you are looking for something fresh with a healthy work-life balance, please get in touch on email here.

Take the next step and have a confidential chat with us.

# 3

Here’s a selection of what’s on offer. Part of our commitment to making lives better is supporting you to reach your career objectives — whatever they may be. Appreciation, reward and respecting your work-life balance comes as standard.

Please note some of our benefits are offered following a successful probationary period.

• Generous employee referral programme
• Living wage employer
• Hybrid-working model for over 90% of our roles
• Enhanced annual and family friendly leave and your birthday off!
• Early dart Fridays
• Training programmes tailored to support your goals
• Progression and promotion opportunities
• Professional qualification and study-leave support
• Dress for your day
• Regular socials and charity events
• Mental Health First Aiders and wellbeing support
• Values-based recognition and reward scheme
• Long-service awards
• How to Wow customer experience awards

LET’S TALK

Contact us for a confidential chat

If you want to find out more about this role, or any other vacancy please talk to us in confidence. We’re expanding and looking for people at all levels, with varying skills and experience to join our team.

If you’ve got a legal enquiry, call us on 01244 318 131 or click here to complete a short form, and a bl**dy brilliant lawyer will be in touch.

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