Job Description

Description

Are you ready to lead the charge for fairness in the workplace?

At

Thompsons Solicitors

, your expertise won't just be valued--it will shape the future of employment law. As Principal Lawyer heading up our

Employment Rights team

, you'll step into a senior role where your leadership, litigation skills, and passion for justice make a real difference to working people every single day.

What This Role Means for You

Strategic leadership

: Guide the direction of our Employment Rights team, setting the standard for excellence.

High?profile impact

: Take on complex, headline?making cases that influence how employment rights are defended and advanced.

Mentorship

: Inspire and develop a talented team of lawyers, sharing your knowledge and building future leaders.

Voice for change

: Work closely with trade unions and the Labour movement, ensuring working people are heard and protected.

Hybrid flexibility

: Enjoy a 50/50 home/office split, with your base and occasional travel to connect with your wider team (all costs covered).

What You'll Bring

8+ years' post?qualification experience in employment law. Sharp litigation skills and confidence in handling complex cases. A deep understanding of employment rights and tribunal processes. Proven leadership and supervisory experience. A passion for justice and commitment to advancing workplace fairness.

What we offer...

Competitive salary + 5,500 car allowance Generous contributory pension scheme

30 days holiday

plus bank holidays and 5 days at Christmas Hybrid working for better work?life balance Life assurance, permanent health insurance & healthcare cash plan

About Thompsons Solicitors

For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.



Thompsons ran:

the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937 the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972 the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993) the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016 hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).


Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.



Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change.



We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won't let up in its quest for fairness.



Visit www.thompsons.law or call 0800 0 224 224



Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.