NQ – 1 Year PQE Employment Solicitor | South Manchester

🔴 NQ – 1 Year PQE Employment Solicitor | South Manchester🔴

Are you looking for an opportunity to accelerate your Employment Law career in a genuinely supportive and specialist environment?

A well-regarded boutique practice in South Manchester is looking to recruit an NQ–1 Year PQE Employment Solicitor to join its growing team.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a junior lawyer who wants to develop quickly, gain significant responsibility from the outset and work closely alongside an experienced Employment Partner on a broad range of high-quality matters.

Unlike larger firms where progression can be slower, this role offers direct access to senior expertise, hands-on mentoring and a clear path towards managing your own caseload at an early stage in your career.

🟥 THE ROLE

You will advise on a varied mix of both respondent and claimant employment matters, including:

• Employment Tribunal litigation
• Unfair dismissal claims
• Discrimination and whistleblowing matters
• Settlement agreements
• Redundancy and restructuring projects
• Disciplinary and grievance issues
• Employment contracts and workplace policies
• Day-to-day HR and employment law advice

The firm boasts a substantial and longstanding employment client base, ensuring a steady flow of interesting and complex instructions across a wide range of sectors.

🔴 ABOUT YOU

Applications are welcomed from candidates who

• Are NQ to 1 year PQE
• Have gained employment law experience during training or post-qualification
• Have previous Employment Paralegal experience (highly advantageous)
• Enjoy acting for both employers and employees
• Are ambitious and eager to take on responsibility
• Have strong communication and client-facing skills
• Ideally live in or around South Manchester or Cheshire

🔴 WHY APPLY

✅ Work directly with an experienced Employment Partner

✅ Exposure to high-quality claimant and respondent matters

✅ Develop technical and commercial skills quickly

✅ Early responsibility and client contact

✅ Fast-track opportunity to manage your own files

✅ Strong pipeline of work from an established employment client base

✅ Friendly, collaborative boutique environment

This is an excellent opportunity for a junior Employment Solicitor seeking quality work, genuine mentoring and the chance to build a successful long-term career within a thriving specialist practice.

Contact Layla Jackson at Origin Legal

Mobile: 07831615961

Email: layla.jackson@originlegal.co.uk

www.originlegal.co.uk