Salaried Judge of the Employment Tribunal (England & Wales)
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) will be launching a selection exercise in March to recruit 55 salaried employment judges (some being in Wales).
The seminar
The Judicial Office is organising a pre-application seminar that will take place online via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 4th March 2026 (5-6pm).
The seminar aims to help applicants be better prepared to make an application and to receive up-to-date guidance and advice on the JAC’s selection process. As well as the JAC, you will also hear from the President of the Employment Tribunal and a Regional Employment Judge.
Who should attend?
Judicial office holders and practitioners from all backgrounds (including solicitors and Chartered Legal Executives) who have five years’ legal post qualification experience are welcome to attend.
Please note though, that while the Lord Chancellor has waived the need for prior judicial experience for these salaried roles, she expects that candidates will have current or previous substantial experience of employment law.
Candidates for posts in Wales need to have an understanding, or the ability to acquire the understanding, of the administration of justice in Wales, including legislation applicable to Wales and Welsh devolution arrangements. Candidates for posts in Wales will need to be fluent Welsh speakers who can conduct cases and deliver both oral and written judgments fully in the medium of Welsh.
Applications are particularly welcome from under-represented groups (women, ethnic minority candidates, disabled candidates).
For more information on the work of the Employment Tribunals click here - Work of the Employment Tribunals - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Further information
Check out the JAC’s future vacancies page.
Sign up for alerts for this exercise.
For any queries regarding the recruitment campaign/selection exercise please contact the JAC selection exercise team 335sjet@judicialappointments.gov.uk
For any queries regarding the pre-application seminar please email JudicialHROutreachEvents@judiciary.uk
Please note that although the Judicial Office will be running the pre-application seminar, the actual recruitment campaign is being done and led by the Judicial Appointments Commission.
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