Employment Senior Associate Solicitor / Legal Director

J&T Business Consulting; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading business consulting firm is seeking a Senior Associate Solicitor / Legal Director to provide expert legal advice on employment issues. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of six years' experience, demonstrating strong communication and organisational skills. This role offers significant responsibility and autonomy, with opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment, including hybrid working options and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

28 or 30 days’ holiday

Birthday off

Employee Ownership Trust bonus

5% matched pension contributions

26 weeks paid Maternity Leave

6 weeks paid Paternity Leave

Private Medical Insurance

Household and lifestyle shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on employment matters including grievances and litigation.
• Manage client expectations and sensitive documents.
• Take a hands-on approach to workload and file management.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Client care

Proactivity

Education

Qualified Solicitor

6+ years post-qualification experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Employment Senior Associate Solicitor / Legal Director

Employment Senior Associate Solicitor / Legal Director

3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

At the mid-senior level, employee work is for senior executives, partners and managers and can range from advice on grievance and disciplinary matters, performance management, unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing issues and claims, assistance with litigation in the Employment Tribunal and High Court including on team moves, and settlement agreements.

Employer clients includes well-known brands in tech, retail and pharma and a wide range of financial services organisations. Work will include the same matters as well as general day-to-day advice, work on contracts and policies, strategic and management issues, reorganisations and business transfers. We also expect mid-senior level lawyers to be a role model and sounding board for junior lawyers.

We do not operate strict partner teams and so the successful candidate can expect the enriching benefit of working with a range of experienced partners and senior fee earners. We also give plenty of responsibility and autonomy to lawyers once they have demonstrated that they are capable, as well as monthly 1:1s with Team Leaders and regular performance and career progression meetings.

As a smaller and entrepreneurial firm, our lawyers are expected to take a more ’hands-on’ approach to their workload than in larger more process-driven firms, and therefore the successful candidate will be adept at managing their own admin and file management.

Role Requirements

· Excellent attention to detail.

· Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.

· Being able to work independently and part of a team.

· Ability to multi-task and manage sensitive documents

· A flexible, ‘can and will do’ attitude with a desire to learn and grow.

· Being proactive especially in anticipating potential issues.

· Strong oral and written communication skills, in particular being able communicate clearly and in a professional manner.

· Excellent client care approach.

· Ability to work in a fast paced environment and manage a busy workload.

· Being able to manage client and colleague expectations effectively, including when issues arise.

· Confident user of Microsoft Office products and other common software/applications.

· Strong experience in claimant or respondent work, or both. It is not a disadvantage if the candidate has focused on claimant or respondent work as in the role they will have the opportunity to learn and gain experience of the other side.

· Experience in Tribunal and High Court litigation.

· Minimum of six years’ post-qualification experience.

Doyle Clayton Employee Benefits

· 28 or 30 days’ holiday (dependent on role and in addition to bank holidays).

· Birthday off as an additional day’s leave.

· Employee Ownership Trust bonus (tax free up to £3,600).

· 5% matched pension contributions.

· 26 weeks paid Maternity Leave.

· 6 weeks paid Paternity Leave.

· Hybrid working (usually three days in the office and two days from home).

· Private Medical Insurance.

· Household and lifestyle shopping discounts.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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