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NQ Employment Solicitor Northampton | £38,000 – £45,000 Legal 500 recognised employment work with genuine work-life balance. The Firm What if you could join a firm that offers high-quality employment work without the bureaucracy and pressure often found in larger national practices? This long-established East Midlands law firm has built an outstanding reputation across the region, combining decades of heritage with a modern and people-focused culture. Recognised by The Legal 500 across multiple practice areas, the firm’s Employment team is particularly well regarded for its commercially minded advice and strong client relationships. With a diverse client base ranging from SMEs to larger regional businesses, the team handles a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious matters, giving lawyers the opportunity to develop genuinely rounded experience. Known for its collaborative environment and supportive leadership, this is a firm where career progression and work-life balance are seen as complementary rather than competing priorities. The Role • Join a respected and well-established Employment team handling a broad range of quality work. • Advise both employers and employees across contentious and non-contentious employment matters. • Manage tribunal matters from initial instruction through to resolution. • Provide strategic HR and employment law advice to a varied commercial client base. • Work on settlement agreements, disciplinaries, grievances, discrimination claims, restructures and TUPE matters. • Looking for a role with genuine variety and autonomy as you qualify? This opportunity offers both. • Build long-term client relationships while developing your own professional profile within the region. • Work closely with experienced colleagues in a collaborative and supportive team environment. You • Newly Qualified Solicitor or soon-to-qualify trainee with Employment Law experience during training. • Comfortable managing matters with appropriate supervision and support. • Strong communication skills and a commercial, pragmatic approach. • Interested in both contentious and advisory employment work. • Want to join a firm where your contribution is recognised and progression feels achievable rather than promised? • Keen to be part of a friendly and ambitious team with a strong regional reputation. Benefits • Legal 500 recognised team. • Genuine emphasis on work-life balance and employee wellbeing. • Life assurance. • Holiday buy and sell scheme. • Salary sacrifice car scheme. • Company pension scheme. • Paid volunteer leave. Could this be the move that gives you the quality of work you want alongside the balance you’ve been missing? For a confidential discussion, contact Toby Ryan at QED Legal Recruitment.