Employment Lawyer Resume Example
Brief layout: a court-brief page with a ruled margin and serif headings, practice-area chips and a representative-matters table for employment lawyers.
Use this example Template: Employment Lawyer
Charlotte Bennett
Senior Associate — Employment Law
charlotte.bennett@example.com+44 7700 900 731London, United Kingdomlinkedin.com/in/charlottebennett-employment
Summary
Employment solicitor with 8 years' PQE advising employers and senior executives on contentious and advisory matters. I run Employment Tribunal claims from ET3 to final hearing, negotiate exits and settlement agreements, and advise on restructures, TUPE and restrictive covenants. I also handle the employment side of M&A and the growing volume of work on hybrid working, AI in hiring and the Employment Rights Act reforms.
Practice areas
Unfair dismissalDiscrimination & equal payWhistleblowingExecutive exitsRestrictive covenantsM&A / TUPE
Experience
Senior Associate — Employment
Lewis Silkin LLP · London
Sep 2021 – Present
38Tribunal claims run
£2.3MAnnual billings
4Trainees supervised
- Lead Employment Tribunal defence for retail, tech and financial-services clients on unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing claims; 31 of 38 claims won, struck out or settled below reserve
- Advised a 6,000-employee retailer on a 14-site restructure: collective consultation, selection pools and HR1 notices, with no protective-award claims
- Wrote the firm's client guide to AI in recruitment and the Employment Rights Act changes; presented at 9 client seminars to 600+ HR leaders
Associate — Employment, Pensions & Immigration
Eversheds Sutherland · Manchester, UK
Sep 2018 – Aug 2021
120+Settlement agreements
- Ran employment due diligence and TUPE transfers on 15 deals (largest £900M), drafting warranties, indemnities and employee liability information
- Drafted executive service agreements and restrictive covenants; obtained 2 springboard injunctions against departing teams
Trainee Solicitor
Eversheds Sutherland · Manchester, UK
Sep 2016 – Aug 2018
- Seats in employment, commercial litigation, real estate and corporate; qualified into the employment team
Representative matters
| Matter | Role | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 12-day multi-claimant equal-pay hearing (retail) | Day-to-day lead | Claims dismissed |
| Whistleblowing claim by CFO (fintech) | Lead associate | Settled pre-hearing |
| Springboard injunction — 7-person team move | Associate | Injunction granted |
Education
LPC · Legal Practice (Distinction)
The University of Law, London
Sep 2015 – Jun 2016
LLB · Law (First Class)
University of Bristol
Sep 2012 – Jun 2015
Certifications
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & WalesSolicitors Regulation Authority · Sep 2018
- Employment Lawyers Association — MemberELA · Jan 2019
- Accredited MediatorCEDR · Jun 2023
Skills
Practice
- Tribunal advocacy & strategy
- Settlement negotiation
- Restructuring & TUPE
- Data protection (UK GDPR) at work
Languages
- EnglishNative
- SpanishProfessional (C1)
Summary example
Employment solicitor with [N] years' PQE advising employers and senior executives on contentious and advisory matters. I run Employment Tribunal claims from ET3 to final hearing, negotiate exits and settlement agreements, and advise on restructures, TUPE and restrictive covenants. I also handle the employment side of M&A and the growing volume of work on hybrid working, AI in hiring and the Employment Rights Act reforms.
Example bullet points for an Employment Lawyer
- Lead Employment Tribunal defence for retail, tech and financial-services clients on unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing claims; [N] of [N] claims won, struck out or settled below reserve
- Advised a [N]-employee retailer on a [N]-site restructure: collective consultation, selection pools and HR1 notices, with no protective-award claims
- Wrote the firm's client guide to AI in recruitment and the Employment Rights Act changes; presented at [N] client seminars to [N]+ HR leaders
- Ran employment due diligence and TUPE transfers on [N] deals (largest [$X]), drafting warranties, indemnities and employee liability information
- Drafted executive service agreements and restrictive covenants; obtained [N] springboard injunctions against departing teams
- Seats in employment, commercial litigation, real estate and corporate; qualified into the employment team
Replace the [brackets] with your own numbers and facts. Never claim results you didn't achieve.
Skills to include
- Tribunal advocacy & strategy
- Settlement negotiation
- Restructuring & TUPE
- Data protection (UK GDPR) at work
Tips for an Employment Lawyer resume
- Put the hard requirements recruiters screen for in the top third: Tribunal advocacy & strategy, Settlement negotiation, Restructuring & TUPE.
- List current credentials with the issuing body, e.g. Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales, Employment Lawyers Association — Member.
- Give every recent role at least one measured result — for example tribunal claims run.
- Match the job title in your headline to the posting where it is honest to do so.
- Run the built-in resume checker and paste the job description into the keyword match before you download.
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