Employment Counsel (Litigation) - Flexible Working

Imperial College London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

43 days annual leave

Generous pension schemes

Flexible working policy

Job summary

Imperial College London is seeking an early career employment lawyer to join the Legal & Regulatory Affairs team supporting the People Function. You will provide high quality, timely litigation-focused advice across a broad range of employment matters and help the Senior Legal Counsel (Employment) manage disciplinaries, grievances, TUPE transactions and investigations.

You will work with colleagues across Legal & Regulatory Affairs, People Function and external stakeholders to deliver pragmatic,

Qualifications

• A minimum of degree-level education or equivalent experience.
• Qualified as a solicitor or barrister.
• Current Practising Certificate to practise law in England and Wales.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering high-quality employment litigation advice and representation together with providing legal advice at pace on a range of employment law work.
• Experience of working within a unionised work environment and having advised on collective consultation and pay and reward matters.
• A sound understanding of core employment law principles, with the confidence to apply legal judgement pragmatically across varied employment law queries.
• Clear ability to analyse and evaluate often complex data to identify risks and make well considered, pragmatic decisions that demonstrate reliable legal judgement.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with demonstrable ability to explain complex legal matters in a clear, concise way, both orally and in writing.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, timely, commercially focused legal support on a broad range of employment law matters, with a primary focus on litigation.
• Assist Senior Legal Counsel (Employment) in advising on disciplinaries; grievances, TUPE transactions, investigations and restructuring exercises.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Legal & Regulatory Affairs, People Function and external stakeholders to deliver pragmatic, robust, solutions focused advice and litigation support that is based upon a sound assessment of legal and other risks and represents excellent value for money to support the operational and strategic objectives of the University.

Skills

Employment litigation experience

Legal judgement

Analytical skills

Oral and written communication

Drafting and negotiation

Unionised environment experience

Education

Qualified solicitor or barrister

Current Practising Certificate (England & Wales)

Degree-level education or equivalent experience

Job description

Imperial College London is seeking an early career employment lawyer to join the Legal & Regulatory Affairs team supporting the People Function. You will provide high quality, timely litigation-focused advice across a broad range of employment matters and help the Senior Legal Counsel (Employment) manage disciplinaries, grievances, TUPE transactions and investigations.

You will work with colleagues across Legal & Regulatory Affairs, People Function and external stakeholders to deliver pragmatic,