Senior Associate - Employment and Pensions

Capsticks Solicitors LLP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Capsticks Solicitors LLP in London seeks a Senior Associate to join the Employment and Pensions Division. The role covers a range of complex contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including tribunal work, whistleblowing, and advising on reorganisations and healthcare legislation.

The post-holder will supervise, delegate, and contribute to client training and care. Capsticks is an inclusive employer committed to equality of opportunity and a supportive working environment, with a

Qualifications

• Experience of employment litigation and advisory work.
• Ability to supervise and delegate and deliver client training.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in teams.

Responsibilities

• Work on a range of complex contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
• Handle complex employment tribunal claims and whistleblowing cases.
• Advise on reorganisation and redundancy issues and healthcare legislation, with involvement in supervision and client care.

Skills

Employment litigation

Client handling

Team collaboration

Commercial mindset

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Location

London

Hybrid Working

The Division

The Employment division comprises over 110 fee earners and, as the UK's leading supplier of employment law services to employers in the health and social care sectors, carries out work for around 200 NHS and private healthcare bodies throughout the UK, alongside clients in all our other major sectors. The division provides legal advice and training on the full range of employment law issues, supporting clients from board level to generalist HR practitioners, and has a reputation for handling the most sensitive and high-profile employment law cases. This is a great opportunity to work for a growing team within a Top 100 law firm that prides itself on being able to offer top quality work, excellent career prospects and a healthy work life balance in a supportive working environment.

The Role and Responsibilities

The Employment and Pensions Division are looking for a Senior Associateto be based in our London office. The role will involve working on a range of complex contentious and non-contentious matters including general employment advisory work, the handling of complex employment tribunal claims, whistleblowing, high profile cases, advising on reorganisation and redundancy issues and the application of healthcare legislation to routine employment law scenarios. The post-holder will also be involved in supervision and delegation and delivery of client training/client care

Skills and Experience

The candidate should have experience of employment litigation, good client handling skills and be able to work well with other team members. Capsticks is committed to recruiting the best people to maintain its status as legal adviser of choice. Candidates will be expected to be able to demonstrate at interview that they are self-motivated and commercially minded, as well as having good interpersonal skills and being able to work effectively in teams.

Capsticks is an inclusive employer

At Capsticks we value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. Capsticks is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and therefore we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, background, culture, ethnicity, race, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, neurodiversity, religion and beliefs.

We will make reasonable adjustments to our application and interview process to ensure that you have the best chance of success. We understand that there's not a "one size fits all" approach to adjustments so our team will work with you individually to understand more about your requirements.