Head of Professional Support Unit – Employment, Pensions and Immigration

Join our market-leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team and shape legal support delivery. Drive creativity, collaboration, and innovation.

The role

Are you a legal professional with a passion for innovation and leadership?

We're looking for a lawyer to lead our Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) team within the Employment, Pensions and Immigration (EPI) National Service Line (NSL). This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of legal support, drive digital transformation, and make a real impact across our fast growing, leading national practice. Applications from candidates seeking part-time working will be considered.

The person

• The successful candidate will be a qualified solicitor .
• E ither be a senior-level PSL with relevant expertise in employment and (ideally) immigration law and proven experience of leading a PSL team, or a senior lawyer with the same expertise and equivalent experience.
• An individual who embraces digital tools and automation.
• A clear communicator with excellent written English and a flair for engaging content.
• Strong interpersonal skills and commercial awareness.

The activities

• Lead and inspire a talented team of PSLs, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Drive innovation in legal content creation—think blogs, newsletters, press releases, and digital campaigns.
• Deliver engaging training to clients and colleagues, helping them stay ahead of legal developments.
• Champion technology, managing automated precedent documents and exploring new tools to enhance efficiency.
• Keep our lawyers sharp, ensuring they're up to date with legislation, best practices, and market trends.
• Support onboarding, making sure new joiners receive top-tier know-how inductions.
• Collaborate across teams, working with partners, innovation specialists, and knowledge experts to elevate our national reputation.

Why join us?

• Be part of a forward-thinking firm that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Make a real difference in shaping how legal support is delivered in the NSL and to support us in continuing to be a market leader.

The Benefits

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits.

Pre employment screening

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

The firm

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.

We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.

By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. We're also ranked in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and have been awarded Platinum Investors in People. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase!

Our values are the principles that help us fulfil our purpose. Our people shaped them and live them every day.

• We're ambitious - We aim high, we embrace new ideas and we're passionate about our work
• We're open - We communicate openly and honestly to build trust, and we do what's right
• We care - We're committed to each other, our clients, our communities and the planet
• We collaborate - We're easy to work with, we offer help willingly and we get things done – together

And finally

Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.

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