Employment Law Solicitor (Internal & External) 5 years+ PQE

Employment Opportunity – Employment Law Solicitor (Internal & External)

Job Title:          Employment Law Solicitor (Internal & External) 5 years+ PQE

Location:          One Park Row, Leeds, LS1

Salary:              £50,000 - £55,000 Negotiable Dependant on Experience + phone + laptop + bonuses + benefits

Our Vision

We make a difference to our clients throughout the healthcare sector by offering first class services in Legal, Financial, HR & Recruitment and IT - and all from our individual, expert teams.

The primary location is headquartered at the prestigious Leeds address of One Park Row, located in the city square of central Leeds.

The Echo team encompasses a wealth of experience alongside an expansive skill set, which ensures we can rise to any challenges our clients face, enhancing and protecting the service they offer to their patients.

Building on the best practice of each profession and with a shared dedication to improving ourselves and our client offerings, Echo will become a future market leader and an indicator of quality within the health care sector.

Roles & Responsibilities

As the Employment Law Solicitor with a broad spectrum of legal employment experience, you will be responsible for our commercial clients’ employment matters dealing with advisory, contentious and non-contentious employment matters. You will be able to proceed with pursuing and defending claims and deal with executing executive dismissals on behalf of our clients.

You will lead by example and be responsible for the delivery of the legal client services with the aim of growing the department and the number of legal professionals/ teams that will continue to work under your supervision. 

Job Specifics

This is a leadership position where you will be responsible for the development and success of your team as part of the ongoing growth of Echo. A determined, strategic and positive personality with experience of building and leading teams is essential.

Benefits

Encompassing a working dynamic underpinned by honesty, integrity and trust means that we deliver the same to our clients. To keep our team healthy, we encourage mental and physical wellbeing through organised sessions with our in-house wellbeing coach.

Echo also offer:

• A competitive salary and a bonus scheme linked with the growth of the company
• A company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Paid birthday leave
• Private medical and health insurance
• Life assurance

Qualifications and Requirements

A minimum of 5 years PQE experience as an Employment Law solicitor with experience in covering a broad range of matters including discrimination and redundancy. A hands-on approach is essential and experience in the healthcare industry would be an advantage.