𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫?
October 15th, 2026
𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫? 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊.
LinkedIn Talent Insights data (UK, October 2026) shows around 6 professionals with the title “Employment Lawyer” for every employment lawyer job post. For solicitor roles overall, it’s around 26. At the other extreme, administrative assistant roles see around 232 professionals per job post.
That’s a significant gap - and it means:
• Strong employment lawyers rarely stay on the market for long
• Candidates often weigh several offers at once
• Firms with slow or unclear processes lose out
Demand is only rising, with the new employment legislation set to drive even more tribunal claims and advisory work.
If employment law is a growth area for your firm, plan your hiring now rather than react to it.
That’s why, when we recruit employment lawyers for our clients, job adverts alone don’t work. We approach and headhunt candidates individually - reaching the people who aren’t actively looking but are open to the right move.
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