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Employment Lawyer - 12 Month Contract
TR/008233_1794327982
Posted: 10/11/2026
- Negotiable
- East of England
- Contract/Interim
- Legal, In-House
Junior / Newly Qualified Employment Lawyer
Contract: 12 Month Contract
Salary: Up to £43,000 per annum
Location: East of England
About the Employment Lawyer Role:
Sellick Partnership is looking for a UK-qualified junior employment lawyer who can provide practical in-house support across a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. The work includes recruitment and dismissals, discrimination and whistleblowing, conduct and performance, employment contracts and policies, Employment Tribunal litigation, and TUPE.
Key Responsibilities of the Employment Lawyer role:
As a lawyer in the legal services team, you will provide clear, comprehensive professional legal advice to all stakeholders and be comfortable negotiating with other professionals. The successful employment lawyer will provide practical, solution-focused employment law advice across the university and manage a varied contentious and non-contentious caseload:
- Managing a mixed employment law caseload
- Advising on a broad range of employment matters
- Providing pragmatic legal advice as part of a small in-house legal team
We are open to part-time, full-time and flexible working candidates, with the university currently working in a hybrid manner and offering flexi time.
You will need to be a qualified Solicitor, barrister or FCILEx with 1-5 years PQE to apply, but we are open-minded to speaking with candidates of all employment backgrounds.
How to apply for the Employment Lawyer role:
To apply, please submit your CV and/or cover letter via this page or alternatively, contact Lewis Dainty in the Sellick Partnership Manchester office.
Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.
Lewis Dainty
Principal Consultant