Key skills
CommunicationPresentation Skills
About this role
Role Overview
- Lead on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment work
- Act as a key point of contact for major clients
- Lead workforce change projects and advise on compliance
- Provide strategic ER advisory support and investigations guidance
- Supervise and mentor junior lawyers
- Manage matters profitably and efficiently
- Coordinate multi-jurisdictional projects
Requirements
- Qualified solicitor status in England & Wales (or equivalent employment law jurisdiction)
- 6+ years’ PQE gained in a reputable employment practice
- Deep knowledge of UK employment law and demonstrable experience across several areas like TUPE, national minimum wage, holiday pay, equal pay, investigations, and ER advisory
- Experience leading employment workstreams on transactions and large-scale change programmes
- Proven client relationship skills
- Strong supervision experience to develop junior team members
- Evidence of business development capability
- Excellent communication, drafting and presentation skills
Benefits
- empowered flexibility with a hybrid working model across office, home and client sites
- private medical cover with 24/7 virtual GP access
- designated volunteering days per year
- comprehensive suite of wellbeing, financial and family support benefits