A well-managed and optimally structured employment law team is seeking a solicitor at Managing Associate, Senior Associate or Legal Director level to join their sizeable Leeds office.

This is a practice that has deliberately built for quality — excellent clients, a team-oriented culture, and leadership that is genuinely likeable, collegiate and accessible. The work is primarily contentious employment, with a strong volume of good quality advisory and transaction support instructions alongside. The department has real scale locally, which means you will be well-supported and operating as part of a functioning, established team rather than as a hire into a gap.

The role is well-suited to someone ready to make the step from Managing Associate to Legal Director, or to an ambitious Legal Director who wants to practise in an environment where there is a clear pathway and genuine support towards partnership. Amicus has placed candidates with this firm and the feedback has been consistently positive.

The Role:

  • Employment law practice across a broad and high-quality client base
  • Primarily contentious work — tribunal, complex advisory, and significant matters
  • Strong mix of transaction support and strategic advisory instructions
  • Sizeable, well-structured local team with accessible and supportive leadership
  • Clear progression pathway — this firm supports its people towards partnership

What We’re Looking For:

  • 5–8 PQE+ in employment law
  • Managing Associate, Senior Associate or Legal Director level
  • Strong contentious background with advisory experience alongside
  • Someone looking for a firm that invests in its people and has a defined progression structure

How to Apply

Amicus Search & Recruitment manage a strict data protection policy ensuring your information and all forms of communication are held in strict confidence. For an initial conversation along with a detailed brief of the above position please contact our Legal & Regulatory Search Director, Robert Connolly (robert@amicus.ie) or click apply below.

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