Employment Lawyer

• Are you an Employment Law Professional looking for a new exciting challenge within your career?
• Are you interested in joining an established team who embrace the latest technology to provide the most efficient and effective service?
• Do you want to join a leading regional firm, who has the backing of a national group, dedicated to delivering comprehensive legal support and committed to ambitious growth?
• Do you like the sound of a highly competitive benefits package, discretionary bonus scheme, hybrid working opportunities, social events and much more?

Clients are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves on our personal approach to handling cases. This role will give you the opportunity to undertake good quality work and develop your career within a highly reputable legal practice. We are looking to recruit a qualified Employment Lawyer and are considering candidates from newly qualified level up to 5 PQE.  

This is an opportunity for the right person to join a close-knit, innovative and friendly employment team, working with our client base of multi-national companies, public sector organisations, SMEs, healthcare providers, schools, colleges, charities and some individuals, and to work in collaboration with our HR consultants, working in our out-sourced HR consultancy practice.

The team currently consists of around 15 individuals (including Partners, Senior Associates, Solicitors, HR Consultants, Paralegals and Legal Assistants). The team is led by, Catherine Daw and you will be expected to work with the whole team where necessary, as well as independently, dealing with a range of interesting work and clients.

You will be working in a close-knit team, where commitment to each other and collaboration is important. We are fortunate to work with some great clients and their HR teams, and to have established close relationships with them, sometimes over the course of many years. The role is therefore ideally suited to someone who really cares about clients and wants to get to know them and their businesses. We are looking for someone who wants to play a key role in the team and is interested in progressing their development. The team have high standards and a fast turnaround of work, without creating an environment where work life balance suffers.

The size of the team means individuals can work independently, and also as part of a supportive team. Innovation and flexibility are key to ensuring the team and its members can provide exceptional service and grow together and as individuals.

Why join Brachers?

At Brachers, our vision and ambition are driven by our people. You’ll find individuals at our firm with impressive skills and expertise, who are full of drive and ideas. We see opportunities in challenges, embrace change, and are committed to delivering the best service, reflected in our recognition in The Times ‘Best Law Firms List 2025’. We have an open, supportive, and friendly culture where collaboration and innovation thrive, and where people feel happy. This is endorsed by feedback from our staff, which led to our accreditation by employee engagement specialist, Best Companies, as an ‘outstanding’ place to work and a ‘Top 15 Law Firm to Work For’.

In 2025, we became part of Lawfront, a national group of leading regional law firms dedicated to delivering comprehensive legal support to individuals and businesses nationwide. With a defined vision and plan for growth, we have created a culture of working together to achieve. We are looking to recruit people with ambition, drive and a can-do attitude to be part of our journey.