Employment Solicitor
OVERVIEW
Employment Solicitor
5+ years PQE
JOB LOCATION
SALARY
Competitive
START DATE
As soon as possible
BENEFITS
Generous holiday entitlement, Health Care Plan, Life Assurance
SUMMARY OF ROLE
You’ll be advising both employers and employees across a range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
DETAILS
We’re growing our Employment team and are looking for an experienced Solicitor with 5+ years’ PQE to join our team.
If you enjoy working closely with clients to find practical solutions and want to be part of a forward-thinking, people-focused firm, this could be the ideal next step in your career.
About the Role
You’ll manage a varied caseload and play a key role in supporting the continued growth of our Employment team.
Typical work will include:
- Advising on contracts of employment, staff handbooks, and HR policies
- Supporting employers on disciplinary, grievance, redundancy, and TUPE matters
- Handling Employment Tribunal claims from initial instruction through to representation
- Providing strategic guidance on employment status, settlement agreements, and restrictive covenants
- Drafting and negotiating contracts, settlement terms, and other employment-related documentation
- Contributing to business development through networking and supporting client relationships
What we’re looking for
- 5+ years’ PQE in Employment Law
- Proven experience advising both employer and employee clients
- Comfortable supporting team growth and taking part in business development activity
- Experience working with SMEs and owner-managed businesses
- Exposure to partnership, director or senior executive disputes
- Strong technical knowledge with the ability to give pragmatic, commercial advice
- Confident in managing your own caseload and working independently
- Comfortable contributing to business development and attending events
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Working arrangements
- Full-time hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
- Occasional travel between offices may be required
- Own car essential
- Typically in one of our offices depending on geographical convenience, needs of clients and the team, occasional days from home on a rota basis
Why join Atkins Dellow?
We’re not your typical law firm. We’re a fast-growing, broad-service practice with offices across Suffolk and London, known for delivering first-class legal advice with energy, warmth, and clarity.
Atkins Dellow is home to a down-to-earth team of experts who care deeply about the quality of their work and the people they work with. We combine high professional standards with a refreshingly positive working culture – collaborative, supportive, and ambitious.
You’ll be joining a firm that:
- Is genuinely people-first, valuing individuals and their development
- Encourages new ideas and fresh thinking
- Invests in modern tools and processes to support better outcomes
- Offers meaningful career progression in a supportive environment
We are committed to recruiting on merit and suitability for every role, on the basis of qualifications and experience. All applications are considered fairly and equally regardless of sexual orientation, race, disability, religious beliefs, age and any other protected characteristic. We ensure equal opportunity at every stage of the recruitment process.