Employment Lawyer - in-House
CompanyFashion Jobs United Kingdom
Location
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At2/25/2026
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Occupation TypeSolicitors and lawyers
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£51,600
(£26.46 per hour)
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Description
Job Description
Job Title - Employment Lawyer (In-house)
Location - Glasgow City centre (Office based)
Working Pattern - Full or Part time with flexible working options
Travel - UK Wide Travel Required
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Optical Express is the UK's leading provider of laser eye surgery, lens replacement, and private eyecare services. With a nationwide network of clinics and over a thousand of employees, we are committed to delivering exceptional patient care supported by robust legal, ethical, and operational standards.
As our organisation continues to grow, we are seeking a skilled Employment Lawyer to join our in house legal team.
Role Overview
The Employment Lawyer will act as a key legal advisor to the business on all employment law matters, providing high-quality, timely, and commercially focused legal support across the organisation. The role will involve advising on both contentious and non-contentious employment issues, supporting HR with policy development, managing litigation risk, and ensuring the company's people practices remain compliant with UK employment legislation.
This role is suited to a confident, pragmatic lawyer with a minimum of 5 years' post-qualification experience (PQE) in employment law, ideally gained across a combination of private practice and in-house environments.
Key Responsibilities
Advisory & Compliance
Job Title - Employment Lawyer (In-house)
Location - Glasgow City centre (Office based)
Working Pattern - Full or Part time with flexible working options
Travel - UK Wide Travel Required
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Optical Express is the UK's leading provider of laser eye surgery, lens replacement, and private eyecare services. With a nationwide network of clinics and over a thousand of employees, we are committed to delivering exceptional patient care supported by robust legal, ethical, and operational standards.
As our organisation continues to grow, we are seeking a skilled Employment Lawyer to join our in house legal team.
Role Overview
The Employment Lawyer will act as a key legal advisor to the business on all employment law matters, providing high-quality, timely, and commercially focused legal support across the organisation. The role will involve advising on both contentious and non-contentious employment issues, supporting HR with policy development, managing litigation risk, and ensuring the company's people practices remain compliant with UK employment legislation.
This role is suited to a confident, pragmatic lawyer with a minimum of 5 years' post-qualification experience (PQE) in employment law, ideally gained across a combination of private practice and in-house environments.
Key Responsibilities
Advisory & Compliance
- Provide expert legal advice on a wide range of employment law matters, including disciplinary and grievance issues, absence management, discrimination, TUPE, redundancy, performance management, and employee relations.
- Partner with HR and operational teams to interpret legal obligations and embed best practice people management.
- Manage Employment Tribunal claims from instruction through to resolution, including drafting pleadings, preparing witness statements, liaising with external counsel, and supporting hearings as required.
- Work proactively with stakeholders to identify legal risk, resolve disputes early, and minimise exposure.
- Provide legal input into strategic HR initiatives, including organisational restructures, TUPE transfers, change programmes, and employee engagement projects.
- Deliver training and legal updates to HR teams and managers.
- Support senior leadership with complex, sensitive, or high-risk people matters.
- Advise on employment aspects of commercial agreements, consultancy arrangements, and third-party relationships.
- Support due diligence and integration activity linked to acquisitions, partnerships, or wider business development.
Essential
- Qualified Solicitor in Scotland, or England & Wales with a willingness to advise on Scottish employment law (with support where required).
- Minimum of 5 years' PQE specialising in Employment Law.
- Strong technical expertise across contentious and non-contentious matters.
- Proven experience managing Employment Tribunal litigation.
- Commercially minded with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives.
- Excellent drafting skills and high attention to detail.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Previous in-house experience, particularly within healthcare, retail, or large multi-site organisations.
- Experience delivering training or presenting complex legal concepts to non-legal audiences.
- Working knowledge of data protection and privacy issues in the employment context.
- Pragmatic and solutions-focused with a strong commercial mindset.
- Confident, credible, and able to influence at senior levels.
- Resilient and discreet, with high levels of professionalism and integrity.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable working autonomously within a busy in-house environment.
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What We Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for ongoing professional development.
- A supportive in house legal team within a dynamic and growing business.