Employment Lawyer

Law Staff Legal Recruitment Ltd; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established law firm in Welwyn Garden City is seeking an experienced Employment Lawyer with 5+ years PQE. The role offers hybrid working and a range of benefits including a structured career path and flexible working conditions. This is an excellent opportunity to advance your legal career in a supportive environment, working on a diverse range of employment law matters.

Benefits

Flexible and hybrid working

25 days holiday increasing with service

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ PQE in Employment Law.
• Experience acting for employers on a range of matters.
• Ability to develop and manage a mixed caseload.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice and support to employer clients.
• Draft employment contracts and policy documents.
• Advise clients on terminations, redundancies, and related legal matters.

Skills

Client care skills

Technical legal knowledge in employment law

Business development skills

Education

Solicitor or CILEX/FILEX qualification

Job description

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 contactVictoria at Law Staff Limited quoting reference 37082.