Senior Lawyer - Employment

Law Absolute Limited; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector legal service in Cambridgeshire is looking for a senior employment lawyer to provide legal advice and represent clients in employment matters. Candidates should have prior experience in local government law and be qualified solicitors, barristers, or chartered legal executives. Flexible working arrangements and generous benefits, including a competitive salary, are offered.

Benefits

Local Government Pensions Scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Generous annual leave starting at 24 days

Qualifications

• Qualified to practice in England and Wales.
• Experience handling employment law cases.
• Ability to conduct advocacy in court or tribunal.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on employment matters to public sector clients.
• Appear and advocate in courts and tribunals.

Skills

Public sector legal advice

Court advocacy

Caseload management

Education

Qualified solicitor, barrister, or CILEX chartered legal executive

Job description

Overview

LAW Absolute is recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority Shared Service based in Cambridgeshire, for a senior employment lawyer to join them on a permanent basis.

You will provide a range of public sector clients with professional legal advice on employment matters, and you will appear before courts and tribunals, undertaking advocacy where necessary.

Previous UK local government experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional legal advice on employment matters to public sector clients
• Appear before courts and tribunals and undertake advocacy where necessary

Qualifications

• An England and Wales qualified solicitor, barrister, or CILEX chartered legal executive
• Able to demonstrate previous experience of handling a caseload of employment matters
• Able to conduct advocacy in court/tribunal
• Able to attend the office in Cambridgeshire on a hybrid basis of 2 days per week

Benefits

The Local Government Pensions Scheme, flexible working arrangements available, family friendly policies including excellent maternity, paternity and adoption entitlements, and generous annual leave entitlement starting at 24 days plus bank holidays.

Salary

£50,790 - £58,168 per annum, depending on experience.

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.