Senior Associate / Legal Director - Health Employment

Hill Dickinson Marine Lawyers; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm seeks a Senior Associate / Legal Director specializing in Health Employment. The role involves providing legal support to health sector clients, managing cases, and supervising team members. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Birthday privilege day

Flexible pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Annual fitness allowance

Bespoke training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in employment law, particularly in the health sector.
• Ability to manage a caseload and provide pragmatic advice.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to healthcare clients across NHS and private sectors.
• Draft employment documents and advise on various employment law matters.
• Supervise colleagues and contribute to business development.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Client Relationship Management

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Senior Associate / Legal Director - Health Employment

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Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Birmingham, Hong Kong, Leeds, Limassol, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Monaco, Newcastle, Piraeus and Singapore. With more than 1000 people including 200 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: Senior Associate / Legal Director

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

Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2024 and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.

Team: Health Employment

Location: Leeds

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.

Here Are Some Examples Of What We Offer

• Annual leave starting at 25 days
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
• 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
• Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
• Annual fitness allowance
• Flexible pension scheme
• ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
• Electric or hybrid vehicle lease 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
• Group income protection
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Financial contribution towards home working equipment
  
  

Role Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced lawyer to join our successful health employment team, based in Leeds. The primary aim of the role is to support our health sector clients (predominantly NHS) with excellent legal advice and support whilst working closely with the Partner in the team to assist in the coordination of cases, as well as the supervision of other team members. You will also have the opportunity to work as a part of a wider employment team, which currently has a national presence.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• Contributing to business development by seeking 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.
  
  

What Are We Looking For

Important criteria:

• Qualified Solicitor 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 to adhere to guidelines and procedures.
• Experience of client relationship management.
• Ability to coach and develop colleagues
• Flexibility in approach and a willingness to work outside normal office hours, if required.
  
  

It would be beneficial for you to have some of the following:

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

If you don't meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to submit an application and if successful, we can help you develop along the way.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.

We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.

Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

Disability Support

We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at [e-mail] should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.

Values

Trust – Respect – Innovation – Collaboration

At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.

All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Legal Services

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