Simmons Adaptive – Interim Employment Lawyer

Simmons & Simmons LLP; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Simmons Adaptive is seeking an interim Employment Lawyer to support clients with a flexible resourcing solution. The role may be full-time, part-time, office-based, hybrid or fully remote depending on client needs and preferences.

The ideal candidate will have solid employment law experience, be able to work autonomously, and thrive in a dynamic, fast-moving environment with tight deadlines. UK right to work is required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with solid employment law experience.
• Experience in private practice or in-house environment preferred.
• Comfort with hybrid/remote assignments and UK visa requirements is not available.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advisory and day-to-day employment law guidance.
• Draft and review contracts, policies and handbooks.
• Manage disciplinary, grievance and performance issues.
• Advise on redundancies, restructures and TUPE matters.
• Support training clients on employment law best practices.

Skills

Employment law experience

Work under tight deadlines

Collaborative approach

Autonomy

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

Simmons Adaptive – Interim Employment Lawyer*This website uses cookies and other similar technologies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Please review our**cookie policy**and our**data protection privacy notice**for more information on how the data that is collected is used.*# Simmons & Simmons Careers## Simmons Adaptive – Interim Employment LawyerApply: London: UK Remote: Part time: Posted Today: JR102384**About Us****Simmons & Simmons Adaptive:**Clients today need flexible resourcing solutions to meet the changing demands of the marketplace. Simmons & Simmons has always been willing to adapt and embrace new forms of service delivery to meet changing client demands. Simmons Adaptive is a flexible resourcing solution to meet client requirements at the same high quality you expect from Simmons & Simmons. We understand that our firm is equal only to the strengths of our people and place great emphasis on recruiting and retaining staff who meet our high standards.As an Adaptive consultant, you will be fully supported by the Simmons & Simmons team with a sponsoring Partner and a client team with whom we would encourage you to engage on a regular basis. You will have access to the firm's resources and Know-how and have the opportunity to be involved in training and development at the Firm.Simmons Adaptive is the flexible resourcing team for leading international law firm, Simmons & Simmons. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.simmons-simmons.com.**Main purpose of the role:**Simmons Adaptive are keen to hear from experienced employment lawyers to support our clients. The assignments may be:* Full-time or part-time* Office based, hybrid or fully remote (depending on client’s needs and your preferences) You may be asked to support a broad range of employment work, which could include:* HR advisory and day-to-day employment law queries* Drafting and reviewing contracts, policies and handbooks* Managing disciplinary, grievance and performance issues* Advising on redundancies, restructures and TUPE* Discrimination, equality and diversity matters* Employment tribunal claims* Settlement agreements and negotiations* Training clients on employment law and best practice **Person specification:*** You are a qualified lawyer with solid employment law experience, ideally gained in a leading private practice or in-house environment.* You are a problem solver and offer a collaborative approach.* You are able to work in a dynamic and fast moving environment.* You are able to work quickly and effectively to tight deadlines. You have excellent organisation skills with the ability to effectively prioritise workloads.* You can work autonomously but can also collaborate as part of the wider team.* You will be required to hold the relevant right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship is not available). **Why you should join Simmons Adaptive:*** You will have access to high-quality roles and work within Simmons & Simmons’ market-leading clients* You’ll have support from a Simmons & Simmons ‘sponsor Partner’ whilst on external assignment* You will be given access to the Firms’ resources and Know-how when on assignment* We will invite you to our in-person and virtual networking events exclusively for Adaptive consultants, along with firmwide webinars and events* You will have the backing of a leading international law firm. **Previous Simmons Adaptive Applicants:**If you have previously interviewed for a position with Simmons & Simmons Adaptive, we want to reassure you that we aim to actively consider all interviewed candidates for our current vacancies. If you wish to enquire about this position, we kindly request that you contact the Adaptive team via email rather than reapplying through this advert. **Equal opportunities:*** We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to equal opportunities in employment.* We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.* At Simmons & Simmons we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us, should this be something you are interested in. **Background screening:**All recruits of Simmons & Simmons will be required to go through our background screening process. Depending on the position you apply for this may include a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificate. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a DBS certificate on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed. The firm's policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.