In House Employment Solicitor

In House Employment Solicitor

Location: Belfast (Hybrid / Remote)
Salary: £45,000-£60,000+ (DOE) + excellent benefits + flexible working

Join a Respected Employment Law Organisation

Signatus is working with a highly regarded, long-established employment law business in Belfast. We're hiring an experienced employment solicitor (minimum 3 years PQE) to join their growing in-house legal team. We are open to senior qualified applicants and greater PQE levels.

This is an ideal move for someone in private practice or an in-house role seeking more autonomy, better work-life balance, and a role focused exclusively on employment law - without billable hours or time recording.

Why This Role Stands Out

• No billable hours - focus purely on quality legal advice.
• Top-tier clients - work with recognised employer brands.
• Advocacy opportunity - get hands on tribunal experience and develop your professional career at your pace under guidance and supervision from experienced advocates.
• Work life balance - structured hours, greater flexibility and no weekend work.
• Flexible model - hybrid and remote working options available for discussion.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll provide employment and HR related legal advice across a wide range of employer issues - both contentious and non contentious.

Key responsibilities include:

• Advising on grievances, disciplinary processes, redundancies, TUPE, discrimination claims, and contracts.
• Handling and preparing tribunal cases (supported by senior colleagues and no immediate requirement to jump into full advocacy cases).
• Drafting pleadings, witness statements, and settlement agreements.
• Preparing employment contracts, handbooks, and policy documents.
• Delivering legal updates and training (training provided and no immediate requirement either).

What We're Looking For

We welcome applications from solicitors with 3+ years PQE in an employment specific role, although those with 5+ years and more senior candidates will be strongly considered also.

Essential criteria:

• Qualified solicitor (NI or ROI jurisdiction ideally).
• Proven experience advising employer clients.
• Strong employment tribunal experience.
• Excellent drafting, research, and negotiation skills.
• Confident communicator with ability to present or train.

Desirable:

• Tribunal advocacy experience.
• ROI (Republic of Ireland) experience or dual qualification.
• Public speaking or training delivery (full training provided if the candidate wants to develop this area of their career).

What You'll Gain

• Work with a supportive, expert team in a non corporate setting.
• Gain or develop advocacy skills with full support.
• Make a real impact on clients, without fee pressure.
• Enjoy flexible, hybrid, or remote work.

Ready for a Change?

If you're seeking meaningful legal work with better balance, this could be your next move. Ideal for solicitors in private practice or public sector roles looking for something different.

Contact

Fionntán Gamble LLB, Principal Legal Consultant

All enquiries are treated with full confidentiality.