Senior Claims Advocate in Birmingham

Permanent EMPLOYMENT BARRISTER 2-5 YEARS' POST CALL EXPERIENCE, BIRMINGHAM, DEPENDENT ON EXPERIENCE - Rare opportunity for an Employment Barrister with 2-5 years' post-call experience to join one of the most reputable teams and take on a role offering high-quality advocacy work, excellent client exposure and genuine work-life balance. With a strong focus on advocacy, strategy and advisory work, this is an excellent opportunity for a Barrister looking to develop their career within an innovative and growing advocacy team. HIGH-QUALITY ADVOCACY, STRATEGIC INPUT AND GENUINE FLEXIBILITY! JOB REF: 5390OVERVIEW:• The successful Employment Barrister will join one of the most reputable teams, supporting a diverse client base spanning commercial organisations, healthcare providers, educational institutions and public sector bodies.• You will benefit from a steady flow of high-quality instructions from the established employment team, allowing you to focus on delivering excellent outcomes for clients while maintaining a genuine work-life balance.• The role offers a broad mix of Employment Tribunal advocacy, strategic input on complex employment matters and advisory work, with the opportunity to become involved in matters from the outset.• You will help shape case strategy, draft pleadings and advisory documents, and represent clients at both preliminary and final hearings across the Employment Tribunal system.• The successful candidate will have 2-5 years' post-call experience, together with proven Employment Tribunal advocacy experience and a genuine passion for employment law and litigation.• You will have strong drafting and analytical skills, excellent communication and presentation abilities and a collaborative, commercial approach to client service.• Applications are welcomed from Barristers with a mixed practice including employment law, who have developed a particular interest in the area and are looking to build a more specialist career in employment law.• This is an excellent opportunity to undertake high-quality advocacy work across a nationally recognised client portfolio, with the opportunity to influence litigation strategy from the outset and become more involved in client relationships and advisory work.• You will have access to complex and varied employment disputes, together with strong professional development and mentoring within a collaborative environment that combines the best aspects of private practice and chambers.• The role offers genuine flexibility around location and hybrid working, providing an attractive balance alongside a high-quality and varied caseload.• The successful Employment Barrister will join an organisation with ambitious growth plans for its advocacy function and will play a key role in shaping its future development.At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.