Senior In-House Employment Disputes Solicitor (Contentious & Non-Contentious)
Cardiff / Remote
| £120,000-£140,000 + Package + Bonus + Progression to GC if desired |
Group Legal Team
The Role
We’re looking for a battle-tested employment litigator ready to bring their edge in-house.
This is not a caretaker role, we need someone who has spent their career fighting hard for clients in tribunals and negotiations, and now wants to apply that same instinct to protecting the business from the inside: spotting threats early, moving decisively, and shutting disputes down on favourable terms before they become a drain on time, money, or reputation.
You’ll have full ownership of employment risk across a multi-company portfolio.
When something goes wrong, you’re the person the business calls first, and the person who gets it handled.
What We’re Looking For
- A qualified Solicitor (England & Wales), 6+ PQE, with a strong track record of winning or favourably settling contested employment matters, tribunal advocacy experience is a significant advantage / prefered.
- Someone known for being direct, decisive, and commercially uncompromising when protecting client/business interests
- A track record of taking control of high-pressure, high-stakes disputes and driving them to fast, favourable resolution
- Confidence to challenge senior stakeholders, hold the line on legal risk, and say no when it matters
- Genuine enthusiasm about trading private practice pressure for in-house ownership — someone who wants to build and run the function, not just execute instructions
Key Responsibilities
- Take ownership of all contentious employment matters (tribunal claims, grievances, whistleblowing, senior exits) across the portfolio, driving strategy and outcomes rather than simply managing process
- Act as first responder on emerging disputes, moving quickly to assess exposure and contain damage
- Negotiate hard on settlements and exits, protecting the business’s commercial and reputational position
- Build and maintain robust non-contentious infrastructure (contracts, policies, handbooks) to reduce the volume of fights that reach you in the first place
- Train and upskill HR and management teams across the portfolio to spot and de-escalate risk early
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