NQ Employment Solicitor Northampton, Legal 500 team, Excellent Opportunity,| £38,000 £45,000

Company: QED Legal
Apply for the NQ Employment Solicitor Northampton, Legal 500 team, Excellent Opportunity,| £38,000 £45,000
Location: Northampton
Job Description:

Job Description

NQ Employment Solicitor Northampton | £38,000 – £45,000nLegal 500 recognised employment work with genuine work-life balance.nnThe Firmnnn What if you could join a firm that offers high-quality employment work without the bureaucracy and pressure often found in larger national practices? This long-established East Midlands law firm has built an outstanding reputation across the region, combining decades of heritage with a modern and people-focused culture.nnn Recognised by The Legal 500 across multiple practice areas, the firm’s Employment team is particularly well regarded for its commercially minded advice and strong client relationships. With a diverse client base ranging from SMEs to larger regional businesses, the team handles a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious matters, giving lawyers the opportunity to develop genuinely rounded experience.nnn Known for its collaborative environment and supportive leadership, this is a firm where career progression and work-life balance are seen as complementary rather than competing priorities.nnThe Rolennn

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  • Join a respected and well-established Employment team handling a broad range of quality work.
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  • Advise both employers and employees across contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
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  • Manage tribunal matters from initial instruction through to resolution.
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  • Provide strategic HR and employment law advice to a varied commercial client base.
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  • Work on settlement agreements, disciplinaries, grievances, discrimination claims, restructures and TUPE matters.
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  • Looking for a role with genuine variety and autonomy as you qualify? This opportunity offers both.
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  • Build long-term client relationships while developing your own professional profile within the region.
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  • Work closely with experienced colleagues in a collaborative and supportive team environment.
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Younnn

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  • Newly Qualified Solicitor or soon-to-qualify trainee with Employment Law experience during training.
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  • Comfortable managing matters with appropriate supervision and support.
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  • Strong communication skills and a commercial, pragmatic approach.
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  • Interested in both contentious and advisory employment work.
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  • Want to join a firm where your contribution is recognised and progression feels achievable rather than promised?
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  • Keen to be part of a friendly and ambitious team with a strong regional reputation.
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Benefitsnnn

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  • Legal 500 recognised team.
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  • Genuine emphasis on work-life balance and employee wellbeing.
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  • Life assurance.
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  • Holiday buy and sell scheme.
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  • Salary sacrifice car scheme.
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  • Company pension scheme.
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  • Paid volunteer leave.
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Could this be the move that gives you the quality of work you want alongside the balance you’ve been missing?nnn For a confidential discussion, contact Toby Ryan at QED Legal Recruitment.

Posted: August 2nd, 2026