Employment Solicitor

Doyle Clayton; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative law firm dedicated to workplace law, where you'll engage in diverse legal matters, from employment law to business immigration. This dynamic firm values collaboration and offers a supportive culture, ensuring every lawyer has the opportunity to grow and make a meaningful impact. With a commitment to employee ownership, enjoy tax-free bonuses and flexible working arrangements. If you're ready to take on a challenging role that fosters professional development and teamwork, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

28 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

Lifestyle shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum of six months' post-qualification experience required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a balanced workload of employee and employer work.
• Provide legal advice on grievance, disciplinary matters, and contracts.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Client care

Multi-tasking

Education

Law degree

Post-qualification experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Common software applications

Job description

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Doyle Clayton was founded in 1997 and we quickly established our reputation as a specialist employment law firm.We are now much more than just a team of employment lawyers.

The employer-employee landscape has changed dramatically and we have evolved and extended our services accordingly.We deal with all legal issues relating to people in the workplace, from employment law to business immigration, from pensions to partnership and LLP matters and HR services including incentives.We are a workplace law firm in the broadest sense and we are proud to be one of the first law firms to be established as an Employee Ownership Trust.This is similar to the John Lewis model where all of our employees are beneficiaries under the Employee Ownership Trust.

This means we share our current and future success with all our employees in terms of tax-free annual bonuses (subject to eligibility and an annual cap set by the HMRC) which aims to encourage all employees to have a positive impact on our future growth and success.

We are highly rated in both Chambers and The Legal 500 directories of leading UK law firms and provide advice across the UK and internationally.We have strong alliances across Europe and are a founder member of ELLINT, an international network of specialist employment law firms.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward thinking, dynamic law firm with a collegiate and supportive culture.

Overview of Role

The role will be based in our London office but from time to time the successful candidate will be expected to work from our Reading and/or Bristol offices. This is important so as to get exposure to other lawyers in the team and other types of clients. We operate a collegiate one-firm policy and lawyers in different offices often work together on client matters.

There are 18 Employment lawyers in London, 11 in Reading and 2 in Bristol. The Immigration team and lawyers specialising in pensions, regulatory and corporate matters are also based across these offices and there are 60+ fee-earners at the firm.

The successful candidate will be expected to take on a balanced workload of employee and employer work.

At the junior 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, assistance with litigation in the Employment Tribunal and High Court, 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 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.

·A minimum of six months' post-qualification experience.

Doyle Clayton Employee Benefits

·28 days’ holiday (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

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice

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