Job Description
Associate / Senior Associate Employment Solicitor
Location: Northampton
Salary: £60,000 to £85,000 plus bonus and benefits
Experience: 5+ years’ PQE (guide only)
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced employment solicitor who wants genuine scope to shape and grow a team, while joining a firm with established Legal 500 support already in place.
Our client is looking to recruit an Associate / Senior Associate Employment Solicitor into their Northampton office, supporting a significant new leadership appointment and continued growth plans. You will run your own caseload with autonomy, while being part of a wider, collaborative group that includes Corporate and Commercial, Commercial Litigation and Commercial Property teams.
You will handle a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious employment work for both employer and employee clients, with the chance to get involved in wider projects and cross-team matters. Business development is an important part of the role, and you will have support from an award-winning marketing team to help you build profile, networks and new opportunities.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Managing your own employment caseload from instruction through to completion
- Advising employer clients on contentious and non-contentious employment matters
- Advising on settlement agreements and day-to-day HR/operational issues
- Supporting on corporate support work connected to M&A transactions
- Advising on restructuring projects, changes to terms and conditions, and redundancy exercises
- Assisting with Modern Slavery Act compliance
- Supporting on data protection compliance matters linked to employment work
- Advising on Boardroom/SMT disputes
- Representing clients in employment tribunal matters
- Working collaboratively on projects with colleagues across other practice areas
- Contributing to business development through networking, new contacts and wider team engagement
What We’re Looking For
- Qualified Solicitor (England and Wales)
- Ideally 5+ years’ PQE (guide only) in employment law
- Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of matters
- Strong technical ability across contentious and non-contentious employment work
- Confident communicator with a client-first approach
- Commercially minded and pragmatic in your advice
- Willingness to get involved in business development and team growth
What’s On Offer
- Salary of £60,000 to £85,000 plus bonus and benefits
- Pension scheme with employer match up to 4%
- BUPA (eligible roles only, subject to passing probation)
- Group income protection (eligible roles only) paying a percentage of salary after 6 months’ sickness absence
- Death in service benefit (after qualifying period) paying 3x salary
- Competitive holiday entitlement increasing with length of service
- Paid volunteer leave
- Long service awards
- Discounted health club and gym memberships
- Flexible benefits including the option to purchase additional annual leave, health screening and a retail discounts scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme (including hybrid and electric vehicles), with planned EV charging point rollout across offices
Working Arrangements
This is a permanent role based from the Northampton office.
Next Steps (How to Apply)
Apply online or send your CV to lee.hawthorne-finch@h-fts.com or call 0333 996 2882 for more information.
All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. We will always obtain your express permission before sharing your details with our client.
Employment Law Senior Associate in Northampton employer: Hawthorne-Finch Talent Solutions
Join a highly respected independent accountancy practice in Leeds, where your ambition and expertise as an ACA or ACCA qualified accountant will be valued. With a strong focus on career progression, a collaborative work culture, and the chance to mentor junior team members, this role offers a fulfilling opportunity to build lasting client relationships while contributing to the firm's growth.
Contact Details:
Hawthorne-Finch Talent Solutions Recruitment Team
