Employment Law Professional Support Lawyer

Vincere; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Private healthcare

Pension matching up to 6%

Hybrid working

Life insurance

Income protection

Tech purchase scheme

Discounted gym membership

Dental scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Transport loan

Employee helpline

Retail discounts

Continuous learning and development

People-centric culture

Job summary

Vincere is seeking a Professional Support Lawyer (Employment) in Birmingham to support the Employment, Pensions and Immigration practice with know-how, drafting, training and content improvements.

The role minimises day-to-day fee earning, focusing on knowledge content, tools, training delivery and continuous improvement while remaining closely aligned to client needs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Employment lawyer with ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong drafting and research skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to write about legal developments and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Update employment and HR content to reflect legal developments and keep client content accurate.
• Maintain precedents library and guidance notes with minimal supervision.
• Create and maintain practice guides, checklists and practical tools for employment lawyers.
• Develop client-facing tools and training programmes to improve service delivery.
• Deliver training to colleagues and clients where appropriate.
• Track trends and produce current awareness updates.
• Identify ways to improve efficiency and quality across the team.
• Support projects, including limited legal work, to meet targets.

Skills

Drafting

Legal research

Training delivery

Content development

Attention to detail

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Professional Support Lawyer (Employment)

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £65,000 to £85,000 (depending on experience)

Experience: Experienced Employment lawyer (PSL / know-how focus)

Our client is looking to hire a Professional Support Lawyer into a market-leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team, based in Birmingham. This role is closely aligned to a fixed-fee employment and HR support offering for employers and is ideal for an employment lawyer who enjoys know-how, drafting, training and improving how a team delivers advice.

It is a great option if you want to stay close to live employment law and client needs, while focusing more on content, tools, training and continuous improvement than day-to-day fee earning.

You will sit at the centre of the employment practice, helping keep content accurate, practical and up to date. You will work with colleagues across the team and contribute to product, innovation and business change initiatives, with a modest financial target through limited legal work and training delivery.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Updating the employment and HR support website with legal developments to keep client content current and accurate
• Updating and maintaining an employment document and precedent library with minimal supervision
• Writing and editing guidance notes, precedents, checklists and practical tools for employment lawyers
• Creating and maintaining best practice guides and knowledge resources
• Developing client-facing tools and training programmes to improve service delivery
• Delivering training to colleagues and, where appropriate, to clients
• Tracking employment law trends and producing current awareness updates
• Proactively identifying ways to improve efficiency, consistency and quality across the team
• Contributing ideas to product, innovation and business change, including how technology can support delivery
• Supporting a range of projects as required, including limited legal work to meet a modest financial target

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as an Employment lawyer, able to work with minimal supervision
• Strong drafting, research and communication skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Comfortable writing about and presenting on legal developments, including case law, legislation and procedural change
• Confident trainer who enjoys sharing knowledge and improving how teams work
• Pragmatic, commercial approach to problem-solving
• Strong organisation and time management, with the ability to juggle competing priorities
• Good IT skills and a proactive, improvement-focused mindset
• Collaborative style and the ability to work well with a wide range of stakeholders

What’s On Offer

• 28 days’ holiday
• Private healthcare for you and family
• Pension matching up to 6%
• Hybrid working (where the role allows)
• Life insurance (4x salary)
• Income protection (after 26 weeks’ incapacity)
• Technology purchase scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Dental scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Bus and train loan scheme to reduce commuting costs
• 24hr confidential employee helpline
• Offers and discounts at major highstreet retailers
• Continuous learning and development, including mentoring, sponsorship and leadership development programmes
• A people-centric culture with a genuine focus on inclusion, belonging and supportive leadership

Working Arrangements

• Full time
• Permanent
• Hybrid working (where the role allows)

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. We will not share any details with our client without your express permission.