Employment Associate / Senior Associate / Legal Director

Irwin Mitchell; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an Employment Advisor to focus on various employment law matters including tribunal claims and redundancy. Candidates should bring a passion for employment law and a dedication to managing diverse cases. The firm offers extensive support, professional development, and the chance to engage in business development efforts through events. Competitive benefits include a flexible hybrid work model, generous holidays, and well-being initiatives.

Benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Generous pension schemes

Volunteering days

Health membership benefits

Qualifications

• Experience advising Respondents on contentious and non-contentious employment law matters.
• An enthusiasm for varied employment law issues.
• Ability to manage a busy and varied workload.

Responsibilities

• Advise on employment tribunal claims and redundancy.
• Support business development through events and presentations.
• Work with UK-based and international businesses.

Skills

Advising on employment law matters

Managing varied workload

Interest in business development

Experience in education sector

Job description

Your Role

Your role will focus on the full range of employment issues advising on matters including employment tribunal claims, redundancy, capability and misconduct procedures, employment documentation, and the employment aspects of corporate transactions working with UK-based and international businesses, including medium, large and listed companies and clients in the education sector. You will gain plenty of hands on experience from the outset with support from senior members of the team to further your development.

and What You'll Be Doing

Working in our Southern Employment team is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in challenging and complex cases, whilst learning from the very best. Your role will focus on the full range of employment issues advising on matters including employment tribunal claims, redundancy, capability and misconduct procedures, employment documentation, and the employment aspects of corporate transactions working with UK-based and international businesses, including medium, large and listed companies and clients in the education sector. You will gain plenty of hands on experience from the outset with support from senior members of the team to further your development.

The team also run a popular programme of events throughout the year and you would have ample opportunity to support these events and gain experience in presenting at the same and contributing to the success of the Team’s business development efforts.

About You

• Experience advising Respondents on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters
• An enthusiasm for advising on a varied range of employment law issues and taking on new challenges
• The ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• An interest in business development
• Experience in the education sector or with international clients would be helpful but not essential

Our Values

• To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook
• To be approachable and caring
• To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
• To be efficient in the provision of our services
• To work with a foundation of integrity.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands : Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.