Employment Lawyer

Watershed; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Car allowance

Job summary

A national law practice is looking for a Senior Employment Lawyer to handle diverse responsibilities within employment law. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years PQE and experience with large private sector businesses. The role involves advising clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters and requires strong interpersonal skills. Competitive salary and benefits such as private health insurance and a car allowance are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' PQE in a fees-based professional firm.
• Experience with large private sector businesses.
• Ability to credibly advise senior managers.
• Ability to advise senior managers in large organisations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow employment law services.
• Advise on a wide range of employment law matters.
• Represent clients at tribunals.
• Manage clients' day-to-day employment matters.
• Build and sustain client relationships.
• Develop innovative employment law solutions for clients.

Skills

Experience in employment law

Post Qualified Experience

Solid technical competence in employment law

Confident communication

Commercially astute

Job description

Senior Employment Lawyer

Watershed is a solicitors’ practice with commercially minded employment lawyers and human resources professionals. Based in Manchester, but with national clients, it is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Watershed is looking for a Senior Employment Lawyer who can handle the following responsibilities:

• Helping to grow and develop our services in employment law, maximising opportunities and developing long-term, fruitful relationships with both new and existing clients.
• Advising daily on a wide range of both routine and complex matters, that can be contentious or non-contentious, covering all aspects of employment law.
• Representing clients at the employment tribunal and the employment appeal tribunal, including carrying out any advocacy.
• Helping clients transform their business by advising on, and often participating in, complex collective redundancies, collective bargaining, large-scale changes to terms and conditions, and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) transfers.
• Working on and managing a range of clients' projects and dealing with their day-to-day employment matters.
• Building and sustaining relationships, developing new accounts, and providing innovative solutions, while offering clients innovative ideas about employment law services technology, approaches, and methodology.

About you

We are seeking a Senior Employment Lawyer who has:

• Experience in employment law, with a track record of working with large private sector businesses.
• 5+ years’ Post Qualified Experience in a fees-based professional firm.
• Solid technical competence in employment law.
• The confidence to credibly advise senior managers within large organisations.

You should also be:

• Up-to-date with modern working practices, while understanding the day-to-day pressures busy managers experience.
• Personable and professional, with the ability and drive to develop new business in a competitive industry.
• Capable of building and maintaining relationships with demanding clients.
• A confident communicator, with the experience needed to present and provide a range of services and products that match clients' needs.
• Commercially astute, with an unqualified desire to build long-term relationships.

Salary and benefits

The successful Employment Lawyer will receive a competitive salary depending on experience. They will also receive private health insurance and a car allowance.

This would be an excellent position for an individual who enjoys travel.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Industries: Law Practice and Legal Services