Employment Lawyer

Law Staff Ltd; Hertford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in Hertford is looking for an experienced Employment Lawyer with over 5 years of PQE. This flexible hybrid role offers an attractive benefits package, including a generous holiday allowance, healthcare cash plan, and opportunities for career advancement. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in employment law and exceptional client care skills.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Healthcare cash plan

Firm-wide bonus schemes

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• 5+ years PQE as an Employment Lawyer.
• Strong experience acting for employers on various legal matters.
• Exceptional client care and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing HR advice and support to employer clients.
• Drafting contracts and service agreements.
• Advising on employee terminations and restructures.

Skills

Employment Law Knowledge

Client Care Skills

Business Development Skills

Education

Solicitor or CILEX/FILEX qualification

Job description

Overview

Our client is seeking an Employment Lawyer 5+ years PQE. This is a flexible hybrid role and the firm offer a generous holiday allowance increasing with length of service, healthcare cash plan and so much more. Are you looking to advance your legal career whilst enjoying a healthy work/life balance? Do you want to join a firm that is as interested in your career progression as you are?

The firm

Voted as one of the Sunday Times best places to work in 2024 our client has multiple offices and has origins dating back well over a century.

The Employment Lawyer role

• Experienced Solicitor or CILEX/FILEX with 5+ years\' PQE
• Strong experience of acting for employers on a wide range of matters
• Develop a mixed caseload of transactional, non-contentious and contentious employment work
• Provide strategic and clear advice
• Exceptional client care skills
• Strong technical legal knowledge in employment law
• Develop and grow the employment law offering of the firm
• Demonstrate strong business development and marketing skills

The Employment Lawyer role responsibilities

• Providing comprehensive HR advice and support to employer clients
• Drafting service agreements, contracts of employment, staff handbooks and relevant policies
• Working with clients on disciplinary procedures and internal investigations
• Advising employer clients on employee terminations, redundancies and restructuring, preparing settlement agreements and a good working knowledge of the tax implications
• Transactional corporate support work
• Advising on TUPE matters in transactional work and assisting the corporate team in due diligence and related employment work
• Advising on boardroom disputes
• Providing client representation in employment tribunal and court in respect of a broad range of claims
• Delivering training, seminars and legal updates

Benefits

• Structured career path
• Supportive and nurturing working environment
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Firm-wide and fee-earner bonus schemes
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per year increasing with years of service
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Comprehensive employee financial wellbeing platform

If you\'re an Employment Lawyer ready to take the next step in your career, apply today. Alternatively, contact Victoria at Law Staff Limited quoting reference 37082.

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