Job Description
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week Full time, Part time hour applications are welcome
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £44,711 (Level one) rising to £47,754 (Level Four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Those seeking to work Full or Part-Time hours are welcome to apply; however, a minimum of 3 days per week is required. NCC operates a hybrid working arrangement. Please state your preferred hours and work pattern on your application.
Location: Loxley House Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .
About The Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, experienced and proactive individual to join our Litigation and Dispute Resolution team as an Employment Solicitor. This is a permanent position.
The role is extremely varied and includes (but is not limited to) providing legal advice and assistance to the Council in respect of all Employment matters, ACAS conciliations, Human Resources support and advice. The successful applicant will be expected to run matters in the Employment Tribunal from start to finish, including carrying out their own advocacy at preliminary hearings. There will also be an opportunity to engage in more strategic, problem-solving project and policy work.
The successful candidate will work alongside an experienced Senior Solicitor, carrying out this type of work as part of a larger, Litigation and Dispute Resolution team. You will obtain experience of a wide range of work and will be fully supported to further develop your knowledge and experience.
You will need to demonstrate excellent communication, analytical and drafting skills along with the ability to undertake advocacy in the Tribunal. You must be able to manage a caseload with minimum supervision and have the ability to work well within a team. Previous supervisory experience would also be welcomed.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Solicitor admitted for several years, or of equivalent experience. Barrister having completed a Pupillage and called to the Bar for a number of years.
- Ability to organise own workload and work under pressure with minimum supervision.
- Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing.
- Experienced in overseeing Employment Tribunal claims from inception through to conclusion
- This post is politically restricted.
You can find the job description for this post
here and the person specification for this post
here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the
additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Katherine Wiggan - Team Leader, Litigation and Dispute Resolution at email
[email protected] .
Closing Date: 29th June 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
About Us
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working – to support your work life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
