Employment Solicitor / Senior Associate

VANRATH; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible working hours

Job summary

VANRATH, a leading Northern Ireland law firm, is seeking an experienced Employment Solicitor / Senior Associate to join its team on a hybrid basis. The ideal candidate will have 3-8 PQE, with flexibility for full-time or part-time arrangements, and a track record across both contentious and non-contentious employment work.

You will handle a broad range of matters for sophisticated clients, including advisory and contentious work, TUPE, restructures and executive matters, while building long-term

Qualifications

• Experience in Employment law within a reputable practice.
• Exposure to both contentious and non-contentious employment work.

Responsibilities

• Work on a broad range of Employment matters for sophisticated clients, with advisory and contentious work.
• Handle Employment Tribunal litigation and other contentious matters.
• Provide complex employee relations advice, restructures, redundancies and business change.
• Assist with TUPE and employment aspects of corporate transactions.
• Draft and advise on employment contracts, policies and settlement agreements.
• Advise senior executives on sensitive employment matters and day-to-day issues.
• Develop client relationships and contribute to business development.

Skills

Technically strong

Commercially minded

Client communication

Drafting

Relationship building

Team collaboration

Mentoring juniors

Job description

Employment Solicitor / Senior Associate

3-8 PQE | Top Firm | Very Competitive Salary | Hybrid | Full & Part-Time Considered

This is one of those Employment opportunities that is well worth a conversation.

I'm working with a highly regarded law firm with an excellent reputation for the quality of its Employment work and client base, which is looking to add an experienced Employment Solicitor to its team.

The firm is ideally looking for someone around 5-8 PQE, but is also very open to seeing strong candidates at 3-4 PQE who are ready to take the next step.

Part-time applicants are also very welcome.

And in a market where good Employment lawyers are in high demand, the firm understands what it takes to attract the right person - the salary is very competitive and will reflect the experience and quality of the individual.

The role

You'll work on a broad range of interesting Employment matters for sophisticated clients, with a mixture of advisory and contentious work.

This is likely to include:

• Employment Tribunal litigation and other contentious matters.

• Complex employee relations advice.

• Restructures, redundancies and business change.

• TUPE and employment aspects of corporate transactions.

• Employment contracts, policies and settlement agreements.

• Senior executive and sensitive employment matters.

• Advising clients on day-to-day and strategic employment issues.

• Working alongside colleagues on larger and multi-disciplinary matters.

You'll have plenty of opportunity to deal directly with clients, take ownership of your work and build strong long-term relationships.

For the right person, there is also scope to develop your own profile, get involved in business development and play an important role in the continued growth of the team.

About you

You'll ideally have strong Employment experience gained within a reputable practice and experience across both contentious and non-contentious work.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Technically strong and commercially minded.

• Confident dealing directly with clients.

• Comfortable taking responsibility for their own matters.

• A strong communicator and drafter.

• Interested in developing client relationships.

• Collaborative and keen to contribute to the wider team.

• Interested in supporting and developing more junior lawyers.

The number of years PQE isn't everything. If you're around 3-4 PQE and have the right experience and ambition, we'd absolutely like to hear from you.

Why consider it?

There are plenty of Employment roles in the market. There are considerably fewer opportunities to join a highly regarded firm, work on sophisticated matters, receive a very competitive salary and have genuine flexibility around how you work.

Whether you're an established Senior Associate looking for your next move, or a 3-4 PQE Employment Solicitor looking for a step up, this is an opportunity that could offer something different.

Part-time working is genuinely considered, so if flexibility is important to you, don't discount the role without having a conversation.