Senior Employment Lawyer

Transport for Greater Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Employment Lawyer to join their supportive in-house legal team. This permanent role offers the chance to lead a diverse caseload, advising on a wide range of employment law matters while ensuring compliance with legislative changes. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of PQE, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage their own time effectively. With a competitive salary and excellent benefits, this is a fantastic opportunity to further your career in a dynamic environment focused on personal and professional development.

Benefits

28 days holiday per annum

Free bus travel within Greater Manchester

Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

Commitment to learning and personal development

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• 7+ years PQE in employment law, preferably in public sector.
• Experience managing own caseload and advising on employment issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage mixed caseload of employment work for TfGM.
• Advise on employment law issues, policies, and TUPE applications.

Skills

Employment Law

Legal Drafting

Tribunal Experience

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

Solicitor Qualification

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

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Would you relish the opportunity to be at the heart of developing Greater Manchester to be the biggest regional economy outside of London? Are you seeking a new opportunity to further develop your career as an in-house public sector employment lawyer advising clients on a full range of employment law matters? If so, then we may have just be the role for you!

Your Role

Working alongside an employment law colleague, you will lead and manage a mixed caseload of employment work for TfGM, The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service, including

• Advising clients on employment law issues including formal procedures and claims
• Reviewing and developing employment policies/ contracts of employment in line with legislative changes
• The application of TUPE
• Drafting Settlement Agreements
• Advice relating to Industrial Relations and collective bargaining
• Instructing external lawyers / counsel where necessary
• Other duties that fall within the scope of the role

Who are we?

You will be joining our large friendly and supportive in-house legal team who cover a number of different areas of expertise . You will provide legal services to the organisation in accordance with policy and organisational requirements ensuring that the risk and exposure of the organisation is minimised. You will have full autonomy to lead your own caseload and manage relationships with internal clients and external support.

What you’ll bring.

What you do and how you do it is important – whatever type of role you work in at TfGM – and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt. You will be an employment solicitor/Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives with 7+ years pqe preferably in a public sector environment (although that is not essential) and with previous experience of managing your own caseload. Tribunal experience would also be advantageous. You will be a team player with strong technical and communication skills who is organised and able to manage their own time.

What we can offer you

This is a permanent role with a salary of £57,770- £79,805 per annum depending on skills and experience.

At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Free bus travel within Greater Manchester and free Rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
• Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
• Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role.
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required

Transport for Greater Manchester is committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment. To help our employees thrive both personally and professionally we have enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.

What's next?

If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Transportation Programs

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