Solicitor

PQE: 1 year +
Term: Permanent
Working hours: Full-time
Team: Employment
Location: Edinburgh
The firm

A leading UK law firm with a network of offices from the South Coast to Scotland, working together as one national team. An innovative practice and the first top 100 law firm to achieve “Gold Standard” Investors in People, our values and culture are not just words on our website but are the heartbeat of the firm. The lack of barriers between departments, a real lack of hierarchy, zero tolerance for arrogance and pomposity makes Shoosmiths a fantastic place to work.

The team

Our national Employment team is widely respected for providing an excellent service, providing pragmatic and timely legal advice to its highly regarded client base. With a caseload of both contentious and non-contentious matters, the team includes specialists in advocacy, corporate work and business immigration.

The role

An exciting new opportunity has arisen in our Edinburgh office to join our Chambers and Legal 500 praised employment practice working with high profile clients on all aspects of employment law. This role would suit an existing ambitious lawyer who is looking for a dynamic and challenging new prospect with an opportunity to be fully involved in business development. Some experience of corporate support work and advising on data protection matters would be advantageous.   

Equal opportunities

Shoosmiths is a committed Equal Opportunities employer promoting equality of opportunity. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.