Legal Director

Hill Dickinson; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international commercial law firm is seeking a Legal Director to join their Employment – NHS team in Manchester. This role focuses on supporting health sector clients, particularly the NHS, with expert legal advice and overseeing complex employment tribunal litigation. Ideal candidates will possess a law degree and demonstrable experience in an employment team, alongside excellent communication and organizational skills. The role supports flexible working to balance personal and professional life.

Benefits

25 days’ annual leave

Flexible working

BUPA health insurance

Life assurance

Enhanced family leave policies

Financial contribution towards home working equipment

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in an employment team.
• Ability to manage a caseload providing sound, pragmatic advice.
• Flexibility in approach and willingness to work outside normal hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex employment tribunal litigation.
• Provide legal advice to healthcare clients across NHS and private sectors.
• Supervise colleagues and support team development.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Client relationship management

Flexible approach

Education

Law degree (or equivalent)

Job description

Term : Permanent Department : Employment – NHS Location : Manchester The Firm

Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Liverpool, Manchester, London, Leeds, Newcastle, Piraeus, Singapore, Monaco and Hong Kong. With more than people including partners and legal directors, the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum, from non‑contentious advisory and transactional work, to all forms of commercial litigation.

Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade, through to retail, insurance, marine, health, education, manufacturing, public sector and banking and financial services.

Job role : Legal Director

Hours : Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)

As the winner of two Working Families’ awards for ‘Best UK employer for Flexible Recruitment’ and ‘Best UK employer for Flexible Working Award’, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

Department : Employment NHS

Location : Manchester

Benefits : At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.

• 25 days’ annual leave
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
• 2 charity volunteering or pro‑bono days
• Flexible, agile and home working
• BUPA
• Permanent health insurance
• Flexible pension scheme
• Medicash
• EAP with access to counselling
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back‑up care per year
• Life assurance
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Dress for your day policy
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Financial contribution towards home working equipment

Role overview

Introduction to the role :

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Legal Director to join our successful health employment team, based in Manchester.

Joining a busy but growing employment team, you will be given plenty of client responsibility but at the same time be part of a supportive team environment who regularly advise the NHS on matters of national importance.

You will be a trusted member of the team and will work closely with the Team Partners to assist in the coordination of cases, as well as the supervision of other team members.

You will have the opportunity to work as part of a wider employment team, which currently has a national presence.

The primary aim of the role is to support our health sector clients (primarily NHS) with an excellent legal advice and oversee complex employment tribunal litigation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead on complex employment tribunal litigation.
• Providing legal advice to a broad range of healthcare clients, across the NHS, primary care and private health sectors.
• Undertake all aspects of employment law including drafting various employment documents, advising on maternity and paternity rights, discrimination, whistleblowing, employee relations issues, disciplinary matters and grievances, mediation, dismissals, redundancy and restructuring, TUPE and employment tribunal claims.
• Transactional support.
• Build and maintain client and internal relationships, adhering to both internal and external operating procedures.
• Contribute to business development by seek new business opportunities.
• Having a wider contribution to the Health business group and wider Firm by continually seeking ways to improve.
• Supervision of colleagues work and supporting development of the team by appropriate delegation and coaching.

Essential

• Law degree (or equivalent).
• Demonstrable experience in an employment team.
• The ability and experience of managing a caseload providing sound, pragmatic advice.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• The ability to work as part of a team and independently.
• Ability adheres to guidelines and procedures.
• Experience of client relationship management.
• Ability coach and develop colleagues.
• Flexibility in approach and a willingness to work outside normal office hours, if required.

Desirable

• Employment law experience within the health sector
• Proven record of successful business development