Senior Solicitor, Employment

About Leigh Day

We are a top 100 law firm committed to claimant-only cases, ensuring that individuals have the same access to justice as the UK Government and large corporations. We’re not afraid to take on difficult and challenging cases, and our areas of practice include discrimination in the workplace, defective products, financial services and human rights abuses in this country and overseas.

About the team

The team run complex, high value and high-profile employment, discrimination and trade union law claims. They are looking for an experienced employment lawyer to work on their existing and developing cases.

About the role

We have an opportunity for a skilled, ambitious, and experienced employment lawyer who is currently operating at least at senior associate level and will be ready to progress to partnership within one to two years. We are however open to discussing earlier partnership prospects for exceptional candidates already operating at the required level.

Application Process

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Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Leigh Day is committed to the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We value the diversity of our colleagues, our clients and the third parties with whom we work. We seek to create an environment where everyone feels included and valued for their unique characteristics, skills and abilities and supported in their needs and responsibilities.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or recruitment process. There is an option to detail this on your application form, however, please just get in touch should you wish to discuss this prior to formally submitting an application. Please note all conversations or disclosures are treated in the strictest confidence.

Employee Benefits

• Hybrid working (typically 2 days from home for a full-time worker)

• 29 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)

• Enhanced pension contributions

• Life assurance 4 x salary

• Healthcare cash plan

• Subsidised gym/ sports team membership up to 50% off

• Cycle to work scheme

• BUPA Private Health Insurance

• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

• Free breakfast and lunch