Employment Solicitor

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Employment Solicitor (3 years + PQE) to join the Employment department in our Grimsby office. 

Wilkin Chapman LLP is the largest law firm in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, providing a wide range of legal services to both businesses and individuals. The Firm achieves regularly department and individual recommendations in the UK's leading legal directories and is ranked 106 in the top 200 UK law firms by turnover.

The specialist Employment team has over 100 years' collective experience of employment and HR matters, providing commercial pragmatic advice to employers.

The mainstay of the Employment team is based in the firm’s flagship Grimsby office and further specialist support is needed to continue to build on the growth of the team.

The Employment team advises businesses of all sizes ranging from sole traders to PLCs, across various sectors (including education, agriculture and food, public authorities and third sector) based locally, regionally and nationally.

You will be responsible for advising and supporting businesses and individuals on a range of employment issues.  You will have a high quality but varied caseload and will work closely with the Partners and other team members.

This role will suit an aspiring Solicitor who is looking to gain more responsibility and prove themselves in a very established team and Firm.   

You will need to demonstrate a track record of advising employer clients and a fundamental part of the role will involve business development and networking.

Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate:

• Excellent client relationship skills;
• An ability to business develop and network;
• Excellent IT skills;
• Time and matter management skills;
• An ability to work effectively as part of a team;
• An ability to adopt a commercial, as well as legal approach to client issues;
• Understanding and adoption of the Firm’s values and behaviours. 

Wilkin Chapman is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religious practice or any other perceived differences.

Our Values

All that we do is shaped by our five values: Service, Teamwork, Approachability, Innovation and Commitment to achieving results. These values are the bedrock of Wilkin Chapman, they define who and what we are - they underpin everything that we do. For more information on our values, please click here.

If you have any queries regarding this position, please contact recruitment@wilkinchapman.co.uk.