Principal Associate - Employment (Charities)

Mills & Reeve; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Associate to join their renowned Charities team in Manchester. This exciting role offers the chance to work with a diverse range of clients, including some of the UK's largest charities. You will be responsible for both contentious and non-contentious employment work while also contributing to training and business development efforts. This is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your career in a supportive environment that values professional growth and inclusivity.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• 4+ years of employment law experience in a reputable firm.
• Strong understanding of clients' legal and commercial needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding client service to encourage retention and referrals.
• Support the management and supervision of the employment team.

Skills

Employment Law

Client Relationship Management

Business Development

Education

Law Degree

Solicitor Qualification

Job description

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Want to join our renowned Charities team, during an exciting time of expansion at our Leeds office (other locations considered)? If so, read on to find out more about this role what Mills & Reeve can offer you!

The role

Due to the continued growth of the work being done by the Employment Team for charities and other third sector clients, we are looking for an experienced employment solicitor to join our top-ranked team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful team at a senior level, to support further growth, to lead on supporting our clients, and to help develop more junior members of the team.

You will undertake a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious employment work, primarily supporting our charity and third sector clients. We act for over 250 charities, including the UK's largest charity by assets (the Wellcome Trust), the largest by turnover (the British Council) and high profile names such Children in Need, The King's Trust and Chatham House.

As well as advisory and Employment Tribunal work, you will be involved in delivering our annual programme of training, seminars and legal updates to clients and targets and will assist with business development opportunities.

You will primarily support Rebecca Pallot who is a partner based in Leeds. You will also assist with the management and supervision of the rest of the team doing employment work for charities and third sector organisations.

The wider cross-office employment team works for a wide range of sectors predominantly covering commercial, health, higher education, sports and charities. It is part of the cross-office Employment, Pensions and Immigration National Service Line of 70+ lawyers which is headed by David Mills and supported by three professional support lawyers. There are monthly cross-office NSL training sessions delivered by our professional support lawyers, together with cross-office and sector away days.

The person

You will have 4+ years' employment experience gained in a reputable firm with a substantive employment law practice.

The activities

• Deliver outstanding client service to both internal and external clients to encourage client retention and referrals
• Have a sound understanding of clients' legal, commercial and service requirements
• Have effective client relationship and client service skills
• Demonstrate strong business development credentials in terms of growth from existing clients and bringing in new work
  
  

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The Benefits

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.

Pre employment screening

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

The firm

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.

We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,250 plus people and over 750 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.

By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase! We're also ranked in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and were recently awarded Platinum Investors in People.

and finally

Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.

To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website .

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Law Practice

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