Employment Lawyer

Thomson Legal Recruitment Company Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive salary

National and international work

Career development opportunities

Early responsibility

Job summary

A leading international law firm in Glasgow is seeking an Employment Lawyer with 2-5 years PQE. The role includes providing legal advice to HR and in-house legal teams, handling workplace investigations, and advising on M&A-related employment issues. A competitive salary and career development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of post-qualified experience in employment law.
• Outgoing personality with enthusiasm for business development.
• Technically excellent and commercially aware.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal advice to HR professionals.
• Involve in litigation and workplace investigations.
• Advise on employment law issues in M&A and outsourcing.

Skills

Employment law experience

Client relationship management

Commercial awareness

Education

Qualified lawyer admitted to practice in Ireland

Job description

Leading International Law firm are looking to hire and additional Employment lawyer with circa 2-5 years PQE to join their Employment Law team based in Dublin.

Role Profile:

• The global Employment and Reward Group of this top-tier law firm has over 100 employment lawyers across offices in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, and Asia Pacific. The exceptionally well-resourced team of employment specialists advise clients on local employment law issues and collaborate on multi-jurisdictional projects. The team act as trusted advisor to several leading FTSE blue chip organisations (in Ireland, the UK and internationally).
• The Dublin office advises domestic and international clients on contentious and non-contentious matters. The work regularly involves an international dimension, and we collaborate with colleagues in international offices. For example, the team regularly advise clients on cross border information and consultation and global mobility.
• Additionally, the Dublin office also advises clients in relation to executive level employment law issues such as senior level recruitment and termination, executive compensation arrangements, bonus claims, and enforcement of restrictive covenants and also assist clients with day-to-day employment queries, such as: managing sickness absences, dealing with bullying allegations, restructuring, TUPE, corporate immigration and defending employee claims.
• The role will involve providing day-to-day legal advice to HR professionals and in-house legal teams- in client organisations and will also involve litigation (Workplace Relations Commission and High Court) and workplace investigations (for example, supporting our white collar crime team with the HR aspects of regulatory investigations). In addition to the contentious practice, the firm also have a thriving non-contentious practice, and the successful candidate would also have the opportunity to advise on the employment law issues arising in M&A, outsourcing and various day-to-day employment law issues.

Candidate Requirements:

• The successful candidate will ideally be an experienced employment lawyer with circa 2-5 years PQE.
• You will be a fully qualified lawyer admitted to practice in Ireland.
• Outgoing personality.
• Technically excellent, commercially aware and enthusiastic about business development.

On Offer:

• Highly competitive salary and benefits package.
• The very best national and international work.
• Early responsibility and opportunities to develop client relationships.
• Genuine long-term career prospects.

To Apply:

For a confidential discussion about this position, to request the full job description or to apply, please contact:

David Thomson- Director

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Email: [e-mail]