Employment Barrister in Norwich

This is a rare opportunity for a Barrister with 2–5 years post‑call experience to step into a role offering high‑quality advocacy work, excellent client exposure, and genuine work‑life balance, while remaining focused on what you enjoy most: advocacy, strategy and advisory work.

Working as part of one of the most reputable teams, you will support a diverse client base spanning commercial organisations, healthcare providers, educational institutions and public‑sector bodies. The role offers a broad mix of Employment Tribunal advocacy, strategic input on complex employment matters and advisory work. You will receive a steady flow of high‑quality instructions from the established employment team, enabling you to focus on delivering excellent outcomes for clients. You will be involved from the outset, helping to shape case strategy, drafting pleadings and advisory documents, and representing clients at preliminary and final hearings across the Employment Tribunal system.

What we are looking for:

• 2–5 years post‑call experience
• Employment Tribunal advocacy experience
• A genuine passion for employment law and litigation
• Strong drafting and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities
• A collaborative and commercial approach to client service
• The desire to develop within an innovative and growing advocacy team

We welcome applications from those with a mixed practice including employment law who have developed a particular interest in employment law and are looking to build a more specialist career in this area.

Why this role:

• High‑quality advocacy work across a nationally recognised client portfolio
• Opportunity to influence litigation strategy from the outset
• Greater involvement in client relationships and advisory work
• Access to complex and varied employment disputes
• Genuine flexibility around location and hybrid working
• Strong support for professional development and mentoring
• Collaborative environment that combines the best aspects of private practice and chambers

Joining an organisation with ambitious growth plans for its advocacy function, the successful Employment Barrister will play a key role in shaping its future development.

How to apply:

Contact Cassie Huxtable at eNL on 0121 454 1004 or email cassie.huxtable@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion. eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. We aim to respond to all applications within 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. 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.