Jobs at FREETHS LLP

Leads the firm’s Learning and Development function, owning strategy, budget, governance, prioritization, supplier relationships, measurement, and team development. Builds internal learning capability, sponsors a distributed Learning Leaders network, reports impact against KPIs, and delivers senior leadership development, facilitation, advisory work, and client training. Partners with executives, practice groups, and business services to align learning investments with the firm’s long-term strategy.

Advise corporate clients, senior executives, and professionals on employment law and HR matters, including tribunal proceedings, discrimination, redundancy, restructures, TUPE, transactions, due diligence, and employment agreements. The role requires strong communication, commercial awareness, client focus, enthusiasm for employment law, and effective teamwork within a fast-paced London employment practice.

Advises drinks, hospitality and leisure operators on commercial real estate matters, including acquisitions, disposals, developments, pre-lets, portfolio re-gears, lease and estate management, licences, variations, easements and ancillary agreements. The role also involves understanding TUPE, TOGC, capital allowances and licensing considerations, collaborating with specialists, developing client relationships and supporting a national operator client base.

Qualified planning solicitor advising on planning, highways, and associated law. Responsibilities include Section 106 and statutory agreements, property and corporate transaction due diligence, and contentious planning matters including inquiries, hearings, court challenges, and judicial reviews. The role supports major development and regeneration schemes across the firm's national planning and environment group.

Freeths seeks a Director or Partner-level employment lawyer to join its growing UK-wide Employment, Pensions and Immigration team. The role involves advising businesses and senior executives on employment matters, developing client relationships, contributing to business development, leading team growth, and helping shape the team’s future strategy. Candidates should bring an established following or referral network and the ability to provide strategic, pragmatic legal advice.

Freeths seeks a Pensions Partner to join its national EPIC practice. The role involves advising employers, trustees and individuals on pensions matters, developing and sustaining client and referrer relationships, winning work, contributing to thought leadership, shaping team strategy, and growing the practice regionally and nationally. Candidates should have an established transferable client following, a recognized market profile, and a proven record of business development and strategic leadership.

Freeths LLP seeks a Planning Solicitor at Senior Associate or Managing Associate level to support its growing national Planning and Environment Group. The role involves advising on Section 106, highways and statutory agreements, planning and associated law, property and corporate transaction due diligence, and contentious planning matters including inquiries, hearings, court challenges and judicial reviews. Experience with Development Consent Orders and major regeneration schemes is desirable.

Lead and grow an immigration legal practice within Freeths’ national platform. The role requires an established, transferable client following, strong market profile, and a proven ability to develop client and referrer relationships, win work, and contribute to business development, thought leadership, strategic direction, and team development.

Planning Solicitor supporting a national planning and environment team. Advises on Section 106, highways and other statutory agreements, planning and highways law, property and corporate transaction due diligence, and contentious planning matters including inquiries, hearings, court challenges and judicial reviews. The role supports growth across multiple development sectors and is available from offices in Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham, Birmingham, Leicester, London or Bristol.