Solicitor - Employment (NQ - 2PQE) in Birmingham

Fieldfisher’s Employment team is widely recognised for delivering practical, commercially‑grounded employment law advice to employers across the UK and internationally. The team is known for its collaborative culture, high‑quality work, and strong network of employment specialists across Europe. Our work spans transformation projects, complex workplace investigations and high‑value litigation, supporting clients in sectors such as tech, life sciences, finance, hospitality and sport.

As an Employment Solicitor (0–2 PQE), you will work closely with Partners, Legal Directors, Associates and cross‑functional teams to support a broad range of contentious and non‑contentious employment matters. You will gain hands‑on experience, increasing responsibility and strong client exposure early in your career. This role is ideal for someone who is proactive, commercially minded and keen to build a high‑quality employment practice.

• Assist with employment litigation, including preparing ET3s, drafting schedules/counter‑schedules of loss, undertaking legal research and supporting advocacy preparations.
• Support on workplace investigations, including fact-gathering, document review and drafting investigation reports.
• Contribute to advisory matters such as disciplinary/grievance processes, redundancies, TUPE, employment status and senior exits.
• Assist with transformation projects including restructuring, outsourcing and organisational change programmes, including preparing consultation materials and supporting project management.

• Draft clear, commercially relevant advice under supervision.
• Attend client calls and meetings with senior lawyers, helping to prepare agendas, documents and follow‑up notes.

• Support the delivery of webinars, seminars and client training.
• Contribute to thought leadership and internal know‑how projects.
• Help build client relationships through responsive, professional communication.

• 0–2 years’ post‑qualification experience (including newly qualified solicitors and those completing a final seat in employment law).
• Experience gained during a training contract in respondent employment work.
• Good understanding of employment law fundamentals, with enthusiasm to develop expertise in areas such as restructuring, investigations and litigation.
• Strong legal research, drafting and analytical skills.
• A proactive, organised and commercially aware approach, with a willingness to learn and take on responsibility early.
• Confident communicator with strong client‑facing potential.

• Exposure to complex, high‑quality work from the outset.
• A supportive, friendly and genuinely collegiate team culture.
• Early responsibility alongside structured training and supervision.
• Opportunities to work on cross‑border matters with international colleagues.
• A focus on innovation, including the use of advanced legal tech and AI‑enabled tools.

At Fieldfisher, led by the social model of disability, we are working towards removing accessibility barriers and maximising disability and neurodiversity inclusion in our recruitment processes. Should you have any accessibility requirements, please contact a member of Fieldfisher's Recruitment Team who will work with you to implement suitable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All conversations are treated in the strictest of confidence and we would appreciate your feedback to ensure we can provide an accessible and enjoyable recruitment process.

Our people are at the core of what we do. Fieldfisher's benefits package is designed to enable all colleagues to thrive in an inclusive and supportive environment. These benefits range from private health insurance, life assurance & income protection, flexi‑gym discounts, season ticket loans, bike‑to‑work loans and much more.

This office in particular has become renowned for working closely and collaboratively with colleagues across the UK and international Fieldfisher Networks and has a future of growth and potential. Our hybrid‑working model enables our people to work alongside our Business Support Professionals, Lawyers and Partners supporting major project work in key areas such as Tech, Litigation and Competition in an open plan workspace that encourages a sense of camaraderie.

We understand the importance of collaboration outside of work with lots of different clubs and networks for our people to get involved in, including quiz nights, book club, choir, firm‑funded yoga, fitness challenges, football teams, and inclusive events with our nominated charity partners.

If you would like to know more, chat with our recruitment team or visit our social media channels to see for yourself! We’re a firm with real entrepreneurial drive and we don’t believe in squashing people’s individuality. We want you to use your unique talents and experiences to help the firm grow. You can only do that by being yourself. And working closely and collaboratively with people throughout the firm. That’s why we foster a culture that encourages you to be yourself. We’ll give you bespoke support to develop your own career. Whether that’s through allowing you to “access all areas” across the firm, funding you through training for professional development qualifications, or making sure you have a structured career plan, we’ll make sure your talents are being nurtured.

Enter your email address on the job advert and press the 'apply now' button to submit your CV and to start your application. Please note that we recruit on a rolling basis, meaning that your application will most likely be reviewed before the application deadline. We will continue to accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

We are not a UK firm with offices in Europe. We are a European law firm at our core. While our HQ is London, we are spreading across Europe at pace. In addition to UK, China and Silicon Valley we have offices in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, and Spain. With 1,800 people across 28 offices across 14 countries you might expect an impersonal office culture, but you will find a homely, family feel even in the largest offices.

Quality on both sides Across all our offices and jurisdictions are market‑leading practices in corporate/M&A, finance, real estate, energy and natural resources, technology and life sciences. We count as clients large corporations including major technology firms, pharmaceutical and life sciences companies, energy suppliers, infrastructure companies, global banks and financial institutions. We aim to ensure equality of opportunity and are actively working towards improving the diversity of our staff. Applications will be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role.