Education Senior Associate/Legal Director

Jameson Legal.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Associate/Legal Director to join its acclaimed Employment team. This role offers the opportunity to work with a highly skilled group of legal professionals dedicated to supporting educators facing various challenges. The team is well-regarded for its expertise in handling complex employment issues, ensuring the rights of teachers and academic staff are upheld. If you are passionate about employment law and want to make a difference in the education sector, this position is ideal for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Employment Law and related legal matters.
• Strong understanding of TUPE and discrimination issues.

Responsibilities

• Advise on misconduct and discrimination cases.
• Support clients through TUPE transfers and professional misconduct proceedings.

Skills

Employment Law

Discrimination Law

TUPE Regulations

Professional Misconduct

Education

Law Degree

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Job Description

Our client's Legal 500 recommended specialist Employment team has decades of experience dealing with all Education issues. The team has been shortlisted by The Legal 500 in its Annual Awards for two consecutive years.

The department is now looking for a Senior Associate/Legal Director to join.

The team is experienced in supporting and advising on multiple issues, upholding the rights of teachers, school leaders, lecturers, professors, and support staff facing challenging circumstances or unfair treatment from their employers.

Lawyers are experienced in supporting and advising on issues including:

• Misconduct/gross misconduct allegations
• Discrimination
• Redundancy
• Poor performance allegations
• Feelings of mistreatment
• TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)) transfers
• Professional misconduct proceedings

For a confidential chat about this or other roles we are handling, please contact Laura Klass.

Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Jameson Legal acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed-term contract and permanent recruitment.