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Head of Employment Professional Support Unit

Sellick Partnership
Posted 13 hours ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB21NT, England

Salary

£80,000 - £100,000 per year

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A leading UK law firm is seeking an experienced Employment law specialist to head its Professional Support Unit, requiring a minimum of 5 years of experience.
  • The role involves overseeing employment law with knowledge in pensions and immigration, while supporting fee-earners with high-quality know-how and training.
  • Key responsibilities include leading the Employment Professional Support Unit, acting as a senior technical authority, and delivering training on legal developments.
  • The ideal candidate should possess strong drafting, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills, along with a collaborative and commercially aware mindset.
  • This position offers a competitive salary, a flexible benefits package, and a collaborative culture that promotes work-life balance.

A leading UK law firm is looking for an experienced Employment law specialist to head its Professional Support Unit, with oversight across employment and working knowledge of pensions and immigration.

This senior role focuses on supporting fee-earners through high-quality know-how, training, and technical guidance, while shaping best practice across a national employment team.

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead and develop the Employment Professional Support Unit

  • Act as a senior technical authority on employment law

  • Create and maintain precedents, guidance, and know-how

  • Support complex and high-risk matters

  • Deliver training and monitor legal developments

  • Work closely with partners on strategy, quality, and innovation

About you:

  • Senior employment lawyer with strong technical expertise

  • Experience (or strong interest) in professional support or knowledge roles

  • Confident, collaborative, and commercially aware

  • Strong drafting, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills

Why apply?

  • High-profile, influential role

  • Collaborative culture with genuine work-life balance

  • Flexible and comprehensive benefits package

If you'd like to find out more, please contact Faith Kelly at Sellick Partnership for a confidential discussion.







Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.

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