Senior Employment Lawyer (Hybrid)


Company:	ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD
Salary:	£50.72 to £50.72 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Stafford, ST16 2LP
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	8 Sept 2026
Closing date:	8 Oct 2026

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Summary

Senior Employment Lawyer (Hybrid) needed in Stafford, at £50.72ph PAYE - Reference: 5303595

1. Managing the flow of work from the client, consistently assessing capacity within the team and delegating work in order to ensure a high quality of service delivery.

2. Identifying and managing risk as defined by the office manual or risk registers and escalating any potential implications to senior management.

3. Completing aspects of highly complex legal casework, to include the drafting and negotiating of complex legal documents, in order to achieve the optimum outcome for the client.

4. Represent the relevant client at all high-level case related meetings, Including conducting complex advocacy on evidence, to include cross-examination of witnesses and experts at court hearings. To include contested advocacy at small claims case management hearings/ dispute resolution hearings/tribunals/mediation/public inquiries/panels/committees. All as required by the relevant specialism area, on a smaller number of highly complex cases in order to achieve the optimum outcome for the client.

This is a Full time role on a temporary contract basis

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.

Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.

You can also follow us at Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn or via our website www.essentialemploy.co.uk.

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