Employment Solicitor (Head of Department) in Birmingham

A leading national law firm is looking to appoint an experienced Employment Solicitor to head its Birmingham employment practice. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially astute lawyer to take on a strategic leadership role within a thriving national team, working with an impressive client base while shaping the future direction of the practice.

THE ROLE:

As Head of Employment, you will lead a well-established team advising employers across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Acting for national and international businesses, owner-managed companies, public sector organisations and senior executives, you will provide commercially focused advice on day-to-day HR issues, disciplinary and grievance matters, redundancy and restructuring programmes, discrimination and whistleblowing claims, TUPE, restrictive covenants and Employment Tribunal litigation.

You will also work closely with colleagues across the corporate, commercial and regulatory teams, advising on the employment aspects of mergers, acquisitions and business restructures. Alongside managing a busy caseload, you will take responsibility for developing client relationships, driving business development initiatives, mentoring and developing the team and contributing to the firm's wider national employment strategy.

THE CANDIDATE:

You will be an experienced Employment Solicitor with a proven track record of advising employer clients on complex employment matters. Applications are welcomed from Partners, Legal Directors and ambitious Senior Associates seeking the opportunity to step into a leadership role.

You will possess excellent technical ability, strong commercial awareness and a genuine passion for building long-term client relationships. Previous experience supervising and developing lawyers, coupled with an appetite for business development and practice growth, will be key to your success in this role.

THE FIRM:

This highly regarded national law firm has earned an outstanding reputation for delivering pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice across a broad range of sectors. With significant investment in its Birmingham office and ambitious growth plans, the firm offers a collaborative culture, flexible working arrangements and genuine opportunities to influence the future direction of the business.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a firm where leadership is recognised, entrepreneurial thinking is encouraged and career progression is supported.