Job Description

Employment Solicitor

Our people are what set us apart as a law firm and we pride ourselves on taking exceptional care of our team. We are proud to be one of the most progressive law firms in the North of England and to have been ranked 23rd in the Top 100 UK's Best Workplaces(TM) 2025 by Great Place to Work

Who are we looking for?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Employment Solicitor to join us at Associate level. The successful candidate will have 2+ years PQE, and will work closely with our Employment team.

The work will involve providing advice and support on all aspects of employment law, both contentious and advisory, to our commercial client base. The work will be varied and will include advising on disciplinary, capability and grievance action, restructure and redundancy, settlement agreements as well as Employment Tribunal cases. The post holder will also assist senior members of the team on large complex matters, as well as providing support to our Corporate and Commercial team on business transfers.

The post holder will also fully participate in aspects of the team's business development initiatives including seminars, workshops, on-line development and bulletins.

While we are primarily seeking an Associate Solicitor to be based in Cumbria, we are also open to applications from more senior Employment Lawyers. For the right senior candidate, we would consider remote working or a base at our Citygate office in Newcastle. We therefore welcome interest from individuals with varying levels of experience.

The successful candidate will have a proactive, 'can-do' attitude to enable them to work closely with a team of legal fee-earners, paralegals and legal assistants on all aspects of this work, and may have a fee earning target themselves. The ability to work as part of a team is therefore essential together with excellent communication, organisational and IT skills.

What do we offer?

This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate with the potential for longer-term career advancement in our forward-thinking law firm, with a well-established client base. Along with this we will provide you with a competitive salary, pension, 30 days holiday and Private Medical Health Insurance; in addition, we will even give you your birthday off every year too!

Our values of

Together, Balanced,

and

Progressive

, help to nurture our culture of providing outstanding client service within a caring and supportive environment. Please see our website for further information about who we are and what we value at: https://www.burnetts.co.uk/. To read more about how great it is to work for us, please visit

https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/workplace/item/3520/Burnetts

If this role sounds like the next step in your career, then please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter to yourfuture@burnetts.co.uk

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We are committed to improving the diversity of our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.

If you have not already done so, please let us know if you require any support so we can make the right adjustments and considerations should they be required.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Casual dress Company events Employee discount Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Free flu jabs Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance Paid volunteer time Private dental insurance Private medical insurance Sick pay Store discount
Work Location: In person