Senior Employment Lawyer/Senior Associate

Lyons Davidson Limited; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Lyons Davidson Limited is seeking an experienced, fully qualified Solicitor/FCILEx to join our employment group with offices in Bristol or Leeds. The role requires managing a team of employment lawyers and delivering strategic, technical and practical guidance in a busy practice.

You will mentor staff, take full responsibility for cases, and work to maximise group profitability while maintaining high professional standards. The position offers a blend of office and home working.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in employment law.
• Experience handling insurer and lay clients.
• Ability to lead and supervise Employment Lawyers.
• Proven track record in tribunal litigation.

Responsibilities

• Take full responsibility for cases and mentor team members.
• Provide strategic, technical and practical guidance in employment matters.
• Set an example of best practice in insurance litigation.
• Assist group leader with profitability and recruitment.
• Line manage Solicitors and Paralegals within the group.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Employment law

Strategic guidance

Education

Qualified solicitor/FCILEx

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced fully qualified Solicitor/CLIEX to join our established employment group which has teams based in both our Bristol and Leeds offices. We are looking for someone with both extensive employment law knowledge along with extensive experience of managing a team of employment lawyers.

The group currently consists of approximately 25 members, dealing with a wide range of work sources including legal expenses insurers, businesses, consumers and institutions.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to progress within our associate structure and onwards to our senior management/partner team.

This role would be based in either our Bristol or Leeds office and we offer a blend of both office and home working.

Hours:

Applications are encouraged from those looking for full time employment. If you have any specific working pattern requirements and would like to discuss these, we’d love to hear from you, please contact [e-mail].

Duties/Responsibilities:

Duties will include taking full responsibility for cases, whilst also mentoring and overseeing members of the team to assist in their development. You will be responsible for providing strategic, technical and practical guidance within your area of expertise. You will set an example of best practice in the conduct of insurance litigation.

Duties include:

• Assist the group leader with maximising the profitability of the group,
• Represent the group by communicating effectively internally and externally to build excellent working relationships,
• Lead in the auditing of cases to ensure a consistently high standard,
• Manage performance of employees using all tools available,
• Handle complaints within the group and to liaise with the Compliance department where necessary,
• Assist with future recruitment for the group
• Line manage the Solicitors and Paralegals within the group
• Promote compliance with the company’s policies and procedures within the group.
• Fully qualified Solicitor, Barrister, FCILEx or extensive equivalent experience of dealing with claimant and respondent matters.
• A passion for employment law and for providing commercial and practical solutions.
• Extensive experience of leading and supervising Employment Lawyers

Experience required:

• Extensive experience of Employment work,
• Experience of dealing with both lay and insurer clients,
• An ability to deal with all aspects of employment tribunal litigation,
• The ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines,

The Company

Lyons Davidson is a national law firm providing legal services to businesses and individuals.

• We pride ourselves on the level of service our experts offer. Our ability to deliver a consistent and high-quality service has allowed us to develop strong relationships with a number of business partners such as insurers, banks and membership organisations that rely on us to give their customers and members the help and advice they need.