Public Sector Employment Lawyer / Principal Associate

Legal News Wales; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

TSR Legal in Cardiff is seeking a Senior/Principal Associate Solicitor to specialise in Public Sector Employment Law, joining their Cardiff team. The role requires 7+ PQE and England and Wales qualification, with capacity to work independently and manage client relationships.

The successful candidate will advise public sector organisations on a wide range of matters, including both contentious and non-contentious issues, and contribute to the practice's growth and client service excellence.

Qualifications

• 7+ PQE in Public Sector Employment Law or equivalent experience.
• England and Wales solicitor qualification.
• Ability to work independently with high-quality output.

Responsibilities

• Advise public sector clients on a broad range of employment matters.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships and fees strategies.
• Contribute to the growth of the Employment practice and mentoring junior lawyers.
• Manage complex disputes and Employment Tribunal cases as needed.

Skills

Client relationships

Independent worker

Team role model

Legal drafting

Education

England and Wales qualified solicitor

7+ years PQE

Job description

• Location: Cardiff
• Salary: To £90,000

The opportunity

TSR Legal are working in partnership with a Top 100 Law Firm's Cardiff office in their search for a Senior / Principal Associate specialising in Public Sector Employment Law to join their Cardiff team.

The role

In this role as a Senior / Principal Associate Solicitor in the Public Sector Employment team, you will be expected to have prior experience with another leading Regional or National firm and be confident producing high quality work independently.

In this senior position, you will need to be confident communicating with both your internal team and clients. This will include maintaining and developing strong client relationships.

The key objective of this role is to support the firm's growing employment practice, with a specific focus on advising public sector clients.

The role will involve advising public sector organisations on a wide range of contentious and non contentious employment matters, including complex employee relations issues, disciplinary and grievance matters, discrimination, whistleblowing, restructuring and Employment Tribunal claims.

About You

The successful Public Sector Employment Lawyer will need to be 7 PQE+ and have strong employment law experience, ideally with a good background in advising public sector clients.

You will have strong knowledge of employment law and be confident dealing with complex and sensitive matters.

Not only will you be expected to have strong legal knowledge, but also be a good team player and role model to the younger team. The successful candidate will need to be self motivated and have an eagerness to produce the highest quality work.

You will need to be an England and Wales qualified solicitor.

What's on offer

• On offer to the successful Public Sector Employment Lawyer will be:
• Working at a Top 100 Law Firm
• High quality public sector employment work
• Superb benefits and competitive compensation package
• Progression to Partnership

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Public Sector Employment Lawyer to join a growing Top 100 practice based in Cardiff.