We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Employment Solicitor to join our specialist Recruitment and Workforce Solutions team. The team has significant expertise in all areas of recruitment law, working with employers and recruiters of all sizes, and handling director disputes, exit strategies, settlement agreements, employment contracts, and service agreements.
The team also advises on redundancies and reorganisations, TUPE, outsourcing, employment tribunal claims, data protection issues, complex discrimination cases, post-termination obligations, IR35, and general recruitment issues arising from the use and supply of temporary workers and contractors.
In this role, you will specialise in delivering comprehensive legal services to a diverse range of businesses within the recruitment sector. We are ideally looking for a Solicitor with experience in this sector; however, we will consider applications from experienced employment solicitors with a strong interest in this field and a desire to specialise.
- Experience providing legal services to businesses in the Recruitment & Workforce Solutions sector, including employment agencies, employment businesses, umbrella companies, professional employment organisations, master and neutral vendors.
- Ability to engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders to resolve legal queries and disputes.
- Public speaking experience to diverse audiences.
- Advising clients on contentious and non-contentious legal issues within the sector.
- Managing Employment Tribunal litigation and resolving employment disputes through ACAS, mediation, and negotiations.
- Handling sector regulatory investigations on behalf of clients.
- Advising on employment status, IR35, gig economy, and CIS issues.
- Collaborating with litigation, corporate, and commercial colleagues to deliver sector-specific projects.
Benefits
Our successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop a rewarding career with an award-winning law firm in a flexible and agile working environment.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including 25 days' holiday (increasing to 32 days through our loyalty recognition programme) plus the option to purchase an extra five days annually.
Additional benefits include a pension scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection insurance, and opportunities to participate in colleague committees to make a positive impact in our communities.
About Brabners
Brabners is a purpose-led, independent law firm. As a certified B Corp with award-winning environmental credentials, we aim to demonstrate that business can bring about positive change through innovation, diversity, and sustainability.
With over 200 years of history, we are proudly based in the North but serve clients across England and Wales.
Recognised as the best law firm to work for in the UK in the Best Companies league table, we have received awards for innovation at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards and for diversity as Manchester Law Society's Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Champions. We are also listed among the 25 best large companies to work for in the UK and have won The Legal 500 Future Lawyers awards for job satisfaction, quality of work, social life, and work/life balance.
Our colleague-led affinity groups include LGBTQ+, REACH, physical and mental health, social mobility, and sustainability, reflecting our commitment to making a difference.