Senior Employment Solicitor (Litigation)
Are you an experienced Employment Litigation Solicitor ready to take on complex cases and make a real impact by delivering top-tier, compliant advice to a diverse client base? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
Why Join Us
WorkNest, part of Axiom GRC’s broader Governance, Risk and Compliance division, provides expert support across Employment Law, HR, Compliance, Health & Safety, Cybersecurity, and ISO services. Powered by advanced technology, we deliver fixed-fee, pragmatic advice that solves real business challenges.
Our growth has been exceptional, driven by both strong organic performance and strategic acquisitions, including Bulletproof, Pentest People, IMSM, and Wirehouse, enabling us to expand into global markets. Today, Axiom GRC’s 12,000 professionals support over 40,000 organisations worldwide.
We’re committed to offering the UK’s most valuable employment law and employee relations service. As a Senior Employment Law Advisor / Solicitor (Litigation), you’ll play a key role in helping us achieve this ambition.
What We Offer
- Salary: Up to £59,000 per annum (depending on experience)
- Great Benefits
- A supportive and inclusive work culture
- Work life balance
Why Your Role Matters
As a Senior Employment Law Advisor / Solicitor (Litigation), you’ll deliver high-quality, pragmatic advice on Employment Tribunal matters to WorkNest’s SME, LME, and Mid-Market clients. Your experience will be key in managing a varied and complex caseload, including high-value, multi-party, and sensitive cases in addition to mentoring trainees, paralegals, and junior advisers to help grow their expertise.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll manage tribunal cases for a dedicated client portfolio, including some of our largest accounts, ensuring advice is timely, accurate, practical, and commercially focused. You’ll also prepare compliant documentation, meet tribunal deadlines, support insurance processes, and contribute to team efficiency by sharing best practices and participating in business development activities.
About you
We’re looking for a qualified legal professional (Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive), though we may also consider candidates with relevant HR/ER qualifications or strong litigation experience. Ideally, you'll have a minimum of 3 to 4 years’ PQE as an employment law solicitor or adviser, with excellent technical knowledge and a solid grasp of current employment law.
Strong commercial awareness, a commitment to exceptional client service, and a track record of achieving business objectives are essential. Just as importantly, you’ll be someone who thrives in and contributes to our positive, collaborative culture, helping us maintain the high standards that make WorkNest a great place to work.
Up for the challenge?
If you share our values of Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork and Inclusion, please use the purple ‘apply now’ button to begin your application. You’ll be asked to submit a CV and covering letter outlining how you fulfil the person specification for this post.
WorkNest is committed to creating a culture of Inclusion and ensuring that everyone – job applicants, clients, colleagues, and anyone else we deal with – is treated fairly and with respect. We continuously review our policies and processes to support our aim to create a diverse team, however, please speak to our Talent and Recruitment specialist if there are any adjustments, we need to make in order to ensure, a genuine equality of opportunity.
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Closing date: 17th June 2025. Please note: Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. We may look to close the advert early, so please don't delay in submitting an application.

About WorkNest
WorkNest is a powerhouse of employment law, HR and health and safety support services, weaving pragmatic advice with powerful technology platforms.
Senior Employment Solicitor (Litigation)
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