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This ‘About the Role’ summary is for an Employment Barrister position based in Oxfordshire, offering a salary between £90,000 and £100,000 per annum on a full-time, permanent basis. The successful candidate will join a nationally recognised Employment team within a highly regarded Legal 500 firm, undertaking advocacy across a broad spectrum of employment litigation matters. Responsibilities include representing clients in Employment Tribunal proceedings, managing contentious cases from initial instruction through to final hearing, and delivering high-quality legal services to a diverse client base spanning the public and private sectors. This role requires a qualified barrister with at least two years’ PQE, strong advocacy skills, and a commitment to genuine career progression within a supportive, inclusive professional environment.
EMPLOYMENT BARRISTER, 2 PQE, OXFORDSHIRE, £70,000 – £85,000 (DOE) – Join a highly regarded Legal 500 law firm with a nationally recognised Employment team and an excellent reputation for delivering outstanding legal services to clients across the public and private sectors. Offering high-quality advocacy work, genuine career progression, and a supportive, inclusive culture, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Employment Barrister to further their career. JOB REF: 215304310• Join a successful Employment team undertaking advocacy across a broad range of employment litigation matters for a growing and diverse client base.• Represent clients in Employment Tribunal proceedings, handling contentious employment law matters from initial instruction through to final hearing.• Play a senior role within the firm’s internal advocacy team, delivering strategic and commercially focused advice to clients.• Mentor and support junior colleagues, contributing to their professional development and the continued growth of the team.• Advise clients across both the public and private sectors, building strong relationships and delivering exceptional client service.• Applications are welcomed from Barristers with a minimum of 2 years’ relevant employment law experience and a proven track record of Employment Tribunal advocacy.• Experience supervising, mentoring, or developing junior team members would be advantageous.• You will possess excellent advocacy, negotiation, and communication skills, together with strong attention to detail and sound commercial awareness.• The successful candidate will be capable of working independently whilst also thriving within a collaborative and high-performing team environment.• Enjoy a highly competitive salary and benefits package, flexible working arrangements, and the opportunity to be part of a firm recognised as one of the legal sector’s leading employers.• Be part of an ambitious national Employment team and play a key role in the firm’s continued growth and success.To apply contact Gemma Jones at eNL on 0207 183 8586 or email gemma.jones@enllegal.co.uk with your CV or simply call for a confidential discussion.eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.