Employment Lawyer

About Us

Everyone deserves access to justice. That's why, at DLG Legal Services, we've made it our mission to make quality legal services affordable and accessible. We tackle everything from inheritance, personal injury, and property claims to contract and insurance disputes, keeping our customers at the heart of everything we do.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our Litigation team as Employment Lawyer, on a full-time and permanent basis.

The Role:

You will handle a mixed caseload of employment claims of varying degrees of complexity.

What you'll be doing:

1. Taking initial instructions, providing clear and accurate legal advice while progressing claims pro-actively and in a timely manner in line with the terms of the client's legal expenses insurance policy.
2. Acting for clients on the full range of employment disputes, managing conduct of the claims from the initial assessment stage through to final hearing and beyond to enforcement where appropriate.
3. Providing a professional service to clients by delivering timely and accurate advice, as well as managing expectations.

What we're looking for:

• Solicitor or Legal Executive, or have experience at an equivalent level.
• Experience of managing a caseload of employment claims.
• A good understanding of employment law and Employment Tribunal procedure is crucial.
• Experience of dealing with Legal Expenses Insurance-funded claims would also be desirable but not crucial.

Hours: 35 hours (Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm)

Location: Bristol (BS1 6JX), Leeds (LS1 4AZ), Bromley (BR1 1DP)

What we'll give you:
We wouldn't be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring. That's why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle and a flexible working model combining the best parts of home and office working, varying with the nature of your role. Core benefits include:

• Up to 10% annual performance-based bonus.
• 9% Private Pension.
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover.
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance.
• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Buy as you earn share scheme.
• Employee discounts and cashback.
• Plus many more.

Ways of Working: Our hybrid model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. When you'll be in the office depends on your role, but most colleagues are in 2 days a week, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you.

Life at Direct Line Group: Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and we're committed to making DLG a truly inclusive place to work. We recognise and embrace that people work in different ways and we'll always adapt as much as possible so you have the best and most comfortable working environment that we can offer. We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, can bring real potential to DLG.

If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.