Newly Qualified Employment Solicitor

Job description

Newly Qualified – 4PQE Solicitor | Employment | Leeds | £51,000 starting salary

A top 100 UK law firm with a strong presence across the North is looking for a solicitor to join its established Employment team in Leeds city centre.

Due to their current team structure and the work pipeline, there is enough support and work for a Newly Qualified Solicitor to join, up to a Solicitor with four years’ post-qualification experience.

You would enjoy real responsibility from day one, working as part of a well-regarded national employment practice with an expansive client base.

Responsibilities include:

• day-to-day employment advice;
• corporate, commercial and real estate transactions, business transfers and outsourcings;
• employment tribunal, civil court and appeal litigation;
• collective matters such as restructuring/redundancies, integration and TUPE, and industrial relations;
• investigations (including regulatory investigations); and
• strategic projects such as compliance with new legal requirements.

They are looking for:

• a newly qualified or upwards solicitor, with a seat in employment during training contract (if NQ level)
• organised and methodical, comfortable juggling several matters at once
• a confident communicator, with clients and with colleagues
• genuine enthusiasm for employment work and the drive to build a career in it

For more information, or a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Rebecca Newman at LHH:

rebecca.newman@lhh.com / 07510 368025

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Leeds

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

22-08-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English