Do you want to join an award-winning law firm and take the next step in your career?

We’re looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic solicitor with 0 to 2 years of PQE experience to join our Employment Law team, supporting the ongoing growth of the team and the firm as a whole.

This is a great opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge to become a successful employment solicitor.

As a successful candidate, you’ll be working across the range of contentious and non-contentious employment work, mostly acting for employers. This can include employee relations issues, employment tribunals, TUPE transactions, contracts of employment, settlement agreements, dismissals and discrimination issues, and high court litigation (restrictive covenants).

Nic Elliott heads up the team and includes fellow director James Symons, Associate Laura Robinson and Paralegal Rachael Moxey. As head of the team, Nic is also the firm’s HR Director, is one of HR Magazines’ Most Influential Practitioners 2025, a Legal LinkedInfluencer and ELEVATE employment law expert in the ELEVATE Hub. He also hosts the team’s podcast, the HRD talks.

In this role, you’ll handle a varied caseload, be part of a friendly, down-to-earth team and enjoy a healthy work-life balance.

The team must be all highly engaged, and your input will be invaluable. All team members are expected to run their own files with appropriate support from colleagues.

So, if you’re ambitious, work hard and want to make a difference, Actons is definitely the place for you. Find out more about why you should join us here, and apply below.

Client base

We’re proud to work with clients in a diverse range of sectors. They’re typically a mix of owner-managed businesses, charities and large corporate clients, some of which are household names.

Here’s what The Legal 500 2025 said about our team:

“Principally focused on advising employers, the Nottingham-based practice at Actons is knowledgeable of absence management, employment tribunals, and TUPE. Lauded for his ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of the law’, James Symons…is well-versed in holiday pay matters, while Nic Elliott often advises clients on senior employee exits. Laura Robinson is proficient in Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal matters and is commended as ’extremely attentive and responsive’.”

Key aspects of the role include:

Client Relationships

Good client relationship skills – ability to exceed client expectations
Pro-active approach
Providing clients with solutions.

Marketing & Business Development

You’ll be expected to contribute to the marketing and business development activities of the Employment Team and wider firm to win new work.
Participating in the team’s monthly webinar series, newsletters and LinkedIn activity.

Skills, experience and competencies you will have:

Up to 2 years PQE
Experience of working in an employment team
Ability to provide a cost-effective service and meet financial KPIs
Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
Strong initiative and problem-solving skills
Ambitious and wishing to advance your career
Team player
Enthusiastic personality
Looking to make a mark and make a difference
A keen attention to detail whilst also maintaining efficient progress
Able to prioritise and manage numerous tasks
Excellent organisational skills
Strong academic qualifications
Strong IT skills

How to Apply:

Upload your CV here

Further Information:

You’ll ideally work full-time, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week.

Following training and a period of probation, and subject to the needs of the team, hybrid working arrangements are available.

View our benefits package here.

You need to have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom (please note that we will not be able to sponsor or support any visa applications).

If you have any other queries regarding this role, please email Matt Coleman, Director & Chief Operations Officer.

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