Central Government Employment Lawyer

Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/Hybrid working

Flexible working arrangements

Access to unique government work

Contract extension potential

Job summary

Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited is seeking an experienced UK-qualified Employment Lawyer for a locum full-time role in Swindon with remote/hybrid options and occasional travel. You will handle complex employment matters, advising on risk and policy within a government context.

The role requires extensive employment law experience, both contentious and non-contentious, and strong analytical and strategic skills.

Qualifications

• Must be UK qualified as Solicitor or Barrister/Equivalent.
• Extensive experience in employment law, both contentious and non-contentious.
• Ability to provide risk-based legal advice to stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex employment law projects on time and to quality.
• Provide risk-based legal advice to stakeholders across the department.
• Support wider team with commercial and public-law considerations.
• Present clear, strategic legal advice in a government context.

Skills

Employment Law

Legal Risk Assessment

Legal Analysis

Strategic Thinking

Stakeholder Communication

Education

UK Qualified Solicitor or Barrister

Job description

Government Employment Lawyer

Locum Contract - Full Time 6 months+

Rate - 488 per day Umbrella

Swindon, Remote with occasional travel

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced UK Qualified (Solicitor or Barrister/Equivalent) Employment Lawyer to join a non-departmental public body. My client is looking for a passionate individual who has extensive knowledge and experience of Employment Law.

Key Responsibilities of the Employment Lawyer

• You will be responsible for delivering a range of complex and challenging projects to quality and time.
• Work at pace and exercise judgment in relation to matters of importance.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills as well as excellent legal and strategic analysis. Able to use a variety of communication mediums.
• Contribute to the wider team and the department as a whole.
• Support complex commercial projects whilst providing specialist commercial advice and expertise across a wide range of areas.
• Present risk based legal advice to stakeholders. Have an awareness of Public Law in a commercial setting.

Required Skills and Experience

• Must have extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious Employment Law.
• Reliable legal judgement and appreciation of legal risk
• The ability to think strategically and creatively, see legal issues in their wider context and advise accordingly
• Sound analytical skills, and the ability to produce timely and fit for purpose advice based on sound legal research
• A clear appreciation of the role of lawyers in a governmental body and a sound understanding of the implications of client's status as a non-departmental public body

Benefits of working for the employer

• Day rate of £488 per day Umbrella or PAYE equivalent
• Remote/Hybrid working with occasional travel to Swindon
• Flexible working arrangements
• Access to unique work within a Central Government Organisation
• Long contract with opportunities to extend or apply perm

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances.