Education Employment Lawyer

HCR Law; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

HCR Law's Education & Charities Team is recruiting an Employment Associate to support and develop our education sector practice. You will advise on a full range of employment and HR issues for schools, academies, colleges and universities, working closely with in-house teams to provide pragmatic, commercially focused solutions.

You will join a collaborative team, handling day-to-day advisory work, complex staffing matters, safeguarding employment issues, senior appointments and governance

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ PQE in employment law.
• Experience advising education clients or a education sector focus would be advantageous.
• Strong advisory and drafting skills, with a practical, solutions-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day employment and HR advisory work.
• Complex staffing issues, disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Safeguarding-related employment issues.
• Senior appointments, exits and restructures.
• Employment aspects of academy conversions, mergers and governance changes.
• Drafting and reviewing contracts, policies and staff handbooks.
• Providing pragmatic, commercial and solutions-focused advice.

Skills

Employment law

Education sector experience

Client advisory

Job description

HCR Law's Education & Charities Team is recruiting an Employment Associate to support and develop our education sector practice. You will advise on a full range of employment and HR issues for schools, academies, colleges and universities, working closely with in-house teams to provide pragmatic, commercially focused solutions.

You will join a collaborative team, handling day-to-day advisory work, complex staffing matters, safeguarding employment issues, senior appointments and governance