Senior Employment Counsel - In-House, Hybrid

Warwick; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Learning and development opportunities

Onsite childcare facilities

Job summary

The University of Warwick is seeking an experienced Employment Lawyer to join the in-house Legal and Compliance Services. You will manage an Employment Tribunal caseload, draft pleadings and witness statements, and advise across the University, working closely with the Senior Legal Counsel (Employment) and stakeholders.

You will provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice, balancing legal risk with organisational objectives in a flexible, hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience handling Employment Tribunal matters from instruction to final hearing.
• Drafting pleadings, applications and witness statements.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied Employment Tribunal caseload from start to finish.
• Provide pragmatic, commercially focused employment law advice.
• Represent the University at tribunal hearings or instruct Counsel.
• Support a wide range of stakeholders across the University, including the People Team.

Job description

The University of Warwick is seeking an experienced Employment Lawyer to join the in-house Legal and Compliance Services. You will manage an Employment Tribunal caseload, draft pleadings and witness statements, and advise across the University, working closely with the Senior Legal Counsel (Employment) and stakeholders.

You will provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice, balancing legal risk with organisational objectives in a flexible, hybrid working environment.