Employment Solicitor / Associate in England

Are you an Employment Solicitor or Associate ready to take the next step in your career?

Join our well-established Employment team and play a key role in its continued growth and success.

With more than 30 employment specialists across our offices, you'll be part of a highly regarded national team while working closely with Tim Gofton, known for his pragmatic, commercial approach and expertise in complex employment matters, business restructures and TUPE projects.

As part of RWK Goodman, you'll enjoy the best of both worlds: high quality, intellectually stimulating work for a diverse and impressive client base, combined with a supportive culture that genuinely values collaboration, flexibility and work-life balance.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants more than just great work.

We're looking for a lawyer with ambition, someone who is keen to build lasting client relationships, raise their profile in the market and contribute to a team with a clear vision for the future.

Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise, take on greater responsibility or accelerate your career within a growing firm, you'll find the support, opportunities and platform to achieve your goals.

Alongside delivering exceptional legal advice and outstanding client service, you'll play an active role in business development and marketing initiatives, helping to strengthen our reputation and drive the continued success of both the team and the wider firm.

• Your Key Responsibilities
• Manage a caseload of files, under supervision, dealing effectively with cases and transactions delivering excellent client service.
• Advising employer and employee clients on contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including dismissal, discrimination, TUPE, redundancy, corporate support and disciplinary/grievances.
• Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, settlement agreements, policies, and procedures.
• Handling Employment Tribunal claims from instruction through to hearing, including preparing pleadings, witness statements, and bundles.
• Conducting legal research and preparing clear, commercially focused advice for clients.
• Supporting senior fee earners on complex multi-party disputes and high-value matters.
• Deal directly with clients to take instructions and ensure a full understanding of their needs in order to deliver on client expectations.
• Effectively scope and price work, under supervision.
• Identify and follow relevant SRA principles and rules of professional conduct.
• Comply with all risk management policies and processes.
• Sustainable Growth
• Raise your personal profile within the team.
• Take responsibility for aspects of business development projects in the team.
• Research and draft article and assist with the production of marketing materials.
• Begin to develop a network of clients, contacts, and potential referrers; attend relevant networking events.
• Spot opportunities to cross sell and build an internal network within the firm for cross‑referred work.
• Continue to develop and learn in chosen areas of expertise, maintaining an up‑to‑date understanding of relevant law, policy and practice.
• Dynamic Culture
• Build effective working relationships in the team.
• Encourages more junior staff and give feedback to assist their learning, effectively delegating tasks where appropriate.
• Participate in projects and supports the team by being flexible and adaptable.
• Continue to learn and develop, seeking feedback to build on skills and behaviours.
• Set and work towards personal development goals.
• Financial & Operational Excellence
• Manage time recording, WIP monitoring and billing consistently on own and others’ files and matters.
• Work toward personal and team KPIs, measuring performance against these.
• Ensure understanding of the team’s strategic goals and sets own personal activities/ objectives to align.
• Seek to understand the external legal sector and market.
• Put forward ideas for business improvements and innovation.
• Offer to assist in the implementation of changes and improvements.

Skills, Experience and Attributes

• Previous experience within employment law (both contentious and non contentious)
• Ability to manage own files with supervision.
• Strong client management skills with a focus on delivery of excellent client service.
• Organised and able to effectively prioritise.

About Us

At RWK Goodman, you can enjoy a strong legal career, with exceptional client work. And you’ll be supported, every step of the way.

A progressive Top 100 law firm, over 650 colleagues. 36 specialist areas. 3 legal divisions. With offices across the South West, Thames Valley and London.

Committed to collaborative growth and shared success, we’re focused on delivering sustained positive change.

Because we want to make a lasting difference to the world around us and achieve our vision of being the firm that clients want to work with and people want to work for.

Inclusive Employer

We’re on a mission to create a dynamic and inclusive culture.

And that starts with our recruitment process.

If you have a disability, whether visible or not, we want to work with you every step of the way.

Because we want to give you the best chance of success when you apply.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to accommodate your disability, such as extra time on written assessments, an accessible interview room or a quiet space before and after the interview, please speak to our Recruitment Team so that we can work together to help bring your best self.

You can find out more about our ED&I initiatives here.

Interested but want to know more? Contact Abbie Jackson or call 07584 461912 for a confidential conversation.

Some benefits will differ depending on the level of role. Please reach out to the Recruitment team for further clarification.

• 26.5–31.5 days’ holiday per year
• Buying and selling holiday
• Healthcare cash plan / private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Discretionary profit and performance‑related bonus
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced family leave
• Recruitment referral bonus
• Group income protection
• Salary reviewed regularly

We know our people are what sets us apart. That’s why we continue to nurture and develop our colleagues and attract and retain the best talent.

We support colleagues with a robust programme of learning and development opportunities, underpinned by our transparent Career Development Framework (CDF), which shows exactly what you need to achieve to grow your career with us.

From mentoring initiatives, through to personal development programmes and courses, we are proud to offer a suite of opportunities to drive your career and achieve your ambitions.

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