Employment Barrister

Freeths; Leicester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Freeths is seeking an employment barrister/lawyer to join the busy employment team in Leicester, with flexible location options across Birmingham, Nottingham, Milton Keynes or Sheffield. The role requires strong advocacy, capable of representing clients at employment tribunal hearings and delivering strategic employment advice to a wide range of clients, from PLCs to SMEs.

With circa 5+ years’ experience, you will ideally have ET & EAT experience and enjoy a fast-paced, collaborative

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in employment law
• Experience in ET (Employment Tribunal) and EAT preferred
• Based in or near Leicester with flexibility for other offices (Birmingham, Nottingham, Milton Keynes, Sheffield)

Responsibilities

• Represent clients at employment tribunal hearings
• Provide employment advice to PLCs and SMEs
• Advise on disciplinary, grievance, unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE, whistleblowing, redundancy and restructures
• Support business development and growth of the team

Skills

Employment law

Litigation advocacy

Tribunal representation

Client advisory

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking an employment barrister/lawyer, to join our friendly and dynamic employment team. You will be a skilled advocate capable of representing clients at employment tribunal hearings and be able to provide employment advice to a range of clients from PLCs to SMEs, including advice on disciplinary and grievance matters, unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE, whistleblowing, redundancy, restructures and strategic advice to senior management teams and boards. Ideally you will be based in our Leicester office (although we can be flexible on location to include Birmingham /Nottingham/Milton Keynes or Sheffield) working directly with the head of our Employment, Pensions and Immigration team, Rena Magdani.

You will have circa 5+ years’ experience and perhaps be looking for a change of direction and new challenge, where you will receive support in progressing your career in private practice. You will ideally have experience in both the ET & EAT.

The nature of the work is fast paced, and our clients’ interests are paramount so you must possess and demonstrate an enthusiasm, energy and passion for employment law, have exceptionally strong communication skills and work well in a team. The team takes a holistic approach to their work, offering a corporate level of service with a personal touch and over 90% of their work involves acting for the employer.

The team also continues to experience rapid growth, so this role would suit someone who is looking to get involved in business development.

This is an excellent opportunity if you are ambitious and eager to make a reputation for yourself in a highly regarded national firm.

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