Senior Solicitor or Associate – Employment Team

BTO Solicitors LLP; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Solicitor or Associate to join their Employment Team. The role involves providing high-quality advice on employment-related matters, managing client expectations, and working under pressure. Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years PQE in employment law. The firm offers a competitive salary and a positive working environment with flexible benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits scheme

Commission structure

Qualifications

• At least 3+ years PQE in employment law.
• Experience in advising on employment rights and obligations.
• Proven ability to represent clients in legal proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Support the Employment Law team with high-quality advice.
• Draft and review employment documents.
• Deliver training on key employment law topics.

Skills

Employment law experience

Good communication skills

Ability to manage client expectations

Ability to work under pressure

Managing financial targets

Job description

Senior Solicitor or Associate – Employment Team

Location: Edinburgh (hybrid)
Hours: 35 Hours, Monday to Friday (9am – 5pm)

We are seeking a confident and organised individual with employment law experience in an employment law team with at least 3+ years PQE to support our busy Employment Law team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team in a growing firm where no two days are the same.

The successful candidate will be part of a dedicated employment law team responsible for providing high‑quality advice and support to clients on a wide range of employment‑related matters. These include advising on employment rights and obligations, drafting and reviewing employment documents, advising clients on a wide variety of employment issues, including workplace disputes, restructuring & redundancy and TUPE, representing clients in legal proceedings and delivering training to clients on key employment law topics.

The successful candidate will have sound employment law experience, good communication skills and an ability to manage client expectations, risk and financial targets as well as being able to work under pressure and to deadlines. They will work closely with our partner in Edinburgh and across the wider employment team.

Job title and salary will be commensurate with experience.

BTO offers a friendly and positive working environment with a competitive salary and benefits package, including commission structure and ‘BTO Rewards’ flexible benefits scheme. If you are looking to take the next step in your legal career within a supportive and ambitious environment, we would love to hear from you.

To apply, please send your CV to [e-mail] along with a covering letter including details of your salary expectation.

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