Lawyer - Employment, Litigation & Governance

Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Yorkshire is seeking a Lawyer specializing in Employment, Litigation, and Governance for a diverse and rewarding permanent position. The role offers flexible working arrangements, excellent benefits, and continuous development opportunities, ideal for candidates with 2-3 years' PQE looking to grow within the public sector.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension scheme

Continuous development opportunities

Family-friendly policies

Free travel across the region

Qualifications

• 2-3 years' PQE preferred but open to recent qualifiers.
• Experience in public sector preferred.
• Demonstrable ambition to learn and develop.

Responsibilities

• Handle employment matters including TUPE, recruitment, and contracts.
• Engage in litigation, including debt recovery and claims.
• Address regulatory and governance issues.

Skills

Experience in Employment Law

Litigation Skills

Regulatory Knowledge

Governance Understanding

Education

Qualified Lawyer (2-3 years PQE)

Job description

Lawyer - Employment, Litigation & Governance

Yorkshire / Flexible Working

£49- £56k per annum

Permanent

Sellick Partnership are delighted to be working with a valued, vibrant and forward- thinking public sector organisation based in Yorkshire who are seeking a Lawyer to join them on a permanent basis.

The role will be hugely diverse, dealing with a range of workstreams, with plenty of training and progression on offer.

It is an exciting time to be joining the organisation; they have a wide variety of exciting projects that they are working on which will help shape the region!

About the role:

Our client is looking for a Lawyer with experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Employment matters, such as TUPE, recruitment, contracts, disciplinaries and dismissals and redundancy (preference)
• Litigation matters such as debt recovery and claims
• Regulatory
• Governance

The post will cover both broad areas of legal work and so transferable skills and a willingness to embrace new challenges will be key.

Benefits include:

• Flexible working hours
• Flexi time - you can accrue extra days of leave
• Hybrid working arrangements - one day a week in the office
• Excellent pension scheme with 14% and 18% employer contributions
• 28 days annual leave, this increases on years of service up to 32 days + bank holidays
• Continuous development opportunities
• Free travel across the region
• Bright, airy, modern office space, with all latest technology, just a 2-minute walk from the nearest train station
• Family-friendly policies including; excellent maternity, paternity, and adoption entitlements

Experience required:

Our client is keen to hear from candidates with 2-3 years' PQE but are open to candidates who have qualified more recently, as long as you can demonstrate the necessary experience and ambition. Experience in the public sector and relevant areas of law are preferred, though our client is keen to hear from candidates with transferrable experience from other sectors with an ambition to learn and develop within a public sector organisation!

Closing date: Wednesday 18th June, 5pm

How to apply:

If you are interested in this Projects Lawyeropportunity, please apply immediately to be considered for short-listing.

Should you require further information or wish to discuss your suitability before applying, please do not hesitate to contact Chloë Cameron in our Manchester office for a confidential discussion.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.