Join a collaborative, high-performing legal team where your expertise, judgment, and drive will shape exceptional outcomes for our clients

Why join us

WorkNest, part of the wider Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) division owned by Axiom GRC, is expanding fast. Our group includes experts in Employment Law, HR, Health & Safety, Cybersecurity, ISO and Compliance. We are powered by pragmatic advice and cutting-edge technology.

Our growth across the UK and international markets has been strengthened by acquisitions including Bulletproof, Pentest People, IMSM and Wirehouse. Building on this strong foundation, we are now focused on reaching £250 million in revenue, delivering more than 25% CAGR through a combination of organic growth and future strategic acquisitions.

Supporting several of WorkNest’s largest and most important clients, you’ll play the important role of ensuring that our clients are able to meet their commercial objectives, as well as complying with the law and allowing the client to clearly consider the consequences of none / partial compliance if this is their consideration.

What We Offer

• Salary: Up to £45,000 -£59,000 per annum (DOE)

• Great Benefits

• Fantastic opportunity to make your mark and be part of a thriving business

• Growth and development opportunities

• Opportunity to support Trainees through the WorkNest Academy

• A supportive and inclusive work culture

What you’ll be doing

As a WorkNest Employment Solicitor you’ll be providing a brilliant service to our clients as you provide legally compliant and high quality advice to your own portfolio of clients across the UK. You’ll work closely with your clients and employee representatives in relation to settlement discussions, early conciliation and associated issues. You’ll work with your own dedicated portfolio of clients and build long-lasting relationships with them.

On occasion you’ll support with litigation and HR Consultancy work, as well as delivering external client training and internal training to the trainee’s.

About you

You will be a qualified legal professional (Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive) with a minimum of 3–4 years’ PQE as an employment law solicitor or adviser, ideally with experience supporting clients within the education sector. In this role, you will deliver high‑quality, pragmatic and efficient employment law advice to WorkNest’s clients, with a particular focus on LME and Mid‑Market organisations. You will provide exceptional service to your own portfolio of clients, as well as supporting others within your advisory or pyramid team to ensure consistently brilliant client outcomes.

You’ll also oversee and mentor trainees and more junior advisers to support in their development.

We are committed to delivering on our four core values that we believe all our colleagues should align with: Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork and Inclusion.

So what’s next?

If you think this role is a good fit for you, please use the ‘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 Team if there are any adjustments, we need to make in order to ensure, a genuine equality of opportunity.

See why WorkNest is a great place to work - Take a look at our WorkNest Culture video: https://worknest.wistia.com/medias/tg8eo5hyce

Closing date: 13th March 2026. 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.

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