Employment Solicitor

Location: Cardiff
Salary: Up to £80k

Role Overview

The Senior Employment Solicitor will handle a broad range of employment law matters, with a particular focus on:

• Running and managing Employment Tribunal matters
• Advising on and drafting settlement agreements
• Leading on TUPE processes (in both business transfers and outsourcing scenarios)
• Drafting and negotiating employment contracts, service agreements, and HR policies
• Providing advice to our existing in house counsel clients alongside the commercial and IP team
• Supporting the corporate team on employment aspects of M&A transactions

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys autonomy, client contact, and the opportunity to help build and develop a growing practice.

Key Responsibilities

Employment Documentation & Advisory Work

• Manage any of Employment Tribunal matters from start to finish
• Draft, negotiate, and advise on individual and group settlement agreements, support employer clients with structured exit processes
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and best practice
• Advise on TUPE transfers, including due diligence, employee liability information, and consultation obligations and draft and review TUPE related contractual provisions.
• Support clients through reorganisations, restructures, and redundancy processes
• Draft employment contracts, service agreements, handbooks, and HR policies
• Provide day to day advisory support to employer clients on disciplinary, grievance, performance, and absence management

Corporate and Commercial Support

• Work closely with the corporate team on employment aspects of acquisitions and disposals
• Conduct employment due diligence and prepare reports
• Work together with the commercial and IP team to carry out reverse DD exercises

Business Development

• Build strong client relationships and contribute to the growth of the employment practice
• Stay ahead of development employment legislation changes and provide advisory notes to Group clients.
• Participate in networking, seminars, and thought leadership
• Mentor junior team members and support their development

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

• Qualified Solicitor with 5+ years PQE in employment law
• Strong experience running Employment Tribunal cases independently
• Demonstrable experience with TUPE processes
• Confident drafting and advising on settlement agreements
• Excellent drafting skills for contracts, policies, and advisory notes
• Ability to manage client relationships and provide commercially focused advice
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing deadlines

Desirable

• Experience supporting corporate transactions
• Interest in business development and practice growth
• Experience supervising junior lawyers or paralegals

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid working options
• Opportunity to work within a unique multi disciplinary advisory group
• Clear progression pathways and opportunities to shape the employment practice
• A collaborative, ambitious, and supportive team culture

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one s identity. All of our employee s points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.