We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.

We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to one of our Talent Acquisition team for more information.

We’re currently recruiting for a talented Solicitor/Associate to join our Employment team based from our Leeds office.

The successful candidate will be joining our Partner Jenny Arrowsmith’s team, specialists in all areas of contentious and non-contentious Employment Law. The team advise businesses and individuals, with a focus on respondent work. Our clients vary from SMEs to large household name companies and are across a wide variety of sectors including manufacturing, consumer, hospitality, education and charities. Our national employment team is made up of over 60 people individuals and we are growing year on year, the work we do has been recognised with awards including a third nomination for Personnel Today, Employment Law Firm of the Year 2023, something we’re proud to have won twice. 

The role will include, but is not limited to, providing advisory services to clients, specifically across employee relation matters such as redundancies, disciplinaries, grievances, settlement agreements, TUPE, absence management, discrimination, whistleblowing and employee status issues, etc. We also regularly get involved in project work for clients – corporate support, training programmes on topics such as sexual harassment, equality and diversity or performance management and undertake a lot of Employment Tribunal claims. 

We're looking for a Solicitor/Associate who has a passion for all aspects of employment law with the ability to provide sound advice without supervision. Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Qualified lawyer either via traditional SRA route or CILEX;
• The ability to take instructions from clients and give sound legal advice;
• The ability to manage own caseloads whilst maintaining exceptional attention to detail and seamless service;
• The ability to operate independently and work collaboratively as part of a team to deliver the best outcomes for our clients;
• Demonstratable technical experience gained within employment law, with the ability to supervise more junior members of the team when and where necessary;
• An aptitude for business development and a passion for growing strong client and referrer relationship as well as a drive to continue to aid the growth and development of the wider team

If this sounds like you, please hit the 'Apply Now' button to submit an application.

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported.  This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. 

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks ­with our trusted 3rd parties.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.