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Employment Barrister

The Legists·Cambridge (East Anglia)HybridMid
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  • Role Overview: Supports employment team with advocacy, strategic input, drafting pleadings, advisory documents, and representing clients at employment tribunal hearings.
  • Key Requirements: 2–5 years' post-call experience, employment tribunal advocacy experience, passion for employment law, strong drafting and analytical skills, excellent communication.
  • Conditions and Benefits: High-quality advocacy work, client exposure, flexible location and hybrid working, professional development support, collaborative environment, involvement in complex employment disputes.
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Employment Barrister - Cambridge – This is a rare opportunity for a Barrister with 2–5 years' post-call experience to step into a role offering high-quality advocacy work, excellent client exposure, and genuine work-life balance, while remaining focused on what you enjoy most: advocacy, strategy and advisory work. To apply or to register your interest, please contact Cassie on or email with your CV. JOB TITLE: Employment Barrister PQE: 2-5 years call LOCATION: Cambridge SALARY: £Dependent on experience THE ROLE: Working as part of one the most reputable teams, you will be joining the employment team supporting a diverse client base spanning commercial organisation, healthcare providers, educational institutions and public sector bodies. On offer with this role is a broad mix of Employment Tribunal advocacy, strategic input on complex employment matters as well as advisory work. You will receive a steady flow of high-quality instructions from the established employment team, allowing you to focus on delivering excellent outcomes for clients. You will become involved in matters from the outset, helping to shape case strategy, draft pleadings and advisory documents, and represent clients at preliminary and final hearings across the Employment Tribunal system. BARRISTER We are keen to speak with Barristers who have • 2–5 years' post-call experience. • Employment Tribunal advocacy experience. • A genuine passion for employment law and litigation. • Strong drafting and analytical skills. • Excellent communication and presentation abilities. • A collaborative and commercial approach to client service. • The desire to develop within an innovative and growing advocacy team. Applications are welcomed from those with a mixed practice including employment law who have developed a particular interest in employment law and are looking to build a more specialist career in this area. WHY THIS ROLE: This position offers several advantages that are difficult to find in traditional practice: • High-quality advocacy work across a nationally recognised client portfolio. • The opportunity to influence litigation strategy from the outset. • Greater involvement in client relationships and advisory work. • Access to complex and varied employment disputes. • Genuine flexibility around location and hybrid working. • Strong support for professional development and mentoring. • A collaborative environment that combines the best aspects of private practice and chambers. The successful Employment Barrister will join an organisation with ambitious growth plans for its advocacy function and will play a key role in shaping its future development. HOW TO APPLY: Contact Cassie Huxtable at eNL on or email 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.

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