Employment Litigation Specialist (Qualified) - 12 Month FTC

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

As an organisation, there is little we don’t do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

To act as one (of two) of M Group’s in-house employment litigation specialists, responsible for managing and conducting employment tribunal cases and judicial mediations on behalf of the business. This role provides expert legal advice, contributes to the litigation strategy, and works closely with People Function, ER and operational leaders to mitigate risk and ensure compliance with employment law across the Group.

You’ll lead the end-to-end management of employment tribunal cases, including drafting, advocacy, and strategic risk assessment. You’ll oversee settlement agreements, promote early resolution, and act as a senior advisor on complex ER matters such as discrimination, whistleblowing, and TUPE.

You’ll ensure legal compliance across policies and processes, translate legislative updates into practical guidance, and drive risk mitigation strategies. Additionally, you’ll design and deliver targeted legal training, develop internal resources, and lead review panels to ensure fairness and consistency.

This role combines litigation expertise, strategic advisory, and capability building to support effective dispute resolution across the business.

What you’ll bring:

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Qualified Employment Solicitor (England, & Wales) (and Scotland would be a benefit) with a minimum of 3-6 years PQE in employment litigation.
• Proven experience representing clients in employment tribunal hearings and judicial mediation.
• Strong drafting skills (ET3s, witness statements, pleadings, submissions).
• Experience advising senior leadership and influencing decision-making.
• Ability to manage a complex and varied caseload to demanding timelines.
  
  

Skills & Behaviours

• Commercial mindset with strong ability to balance legal risk and operational reality.
• High emotional intelligence to handle sensitive and confidential matters appropriately.
• Calm, credible and confident communicator, able to influence at all levels.
• Solutions-focused, proactive and resilient under pressure.
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
  
  

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car (or allowance) and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you (and your family)
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
  
  

About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
  
  

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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