Solicitor/Associate - Employment

Irwin Mitchell; East Horsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Solicitor or Associate for their Southern Employment team in Guildford. The role offers involvement in complex employment law cases, providing an excellent platform for professional development and business growth within a supportive environment.

Benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Generous pension schemes

Volunteering days (fully paid)

Health membership benefits

Qualifications

• Experience advising Respondents on employment law matters.
• Enthusiasm for a range of employment issues.
• Ability to manage a busy workload.

Responsibilities

• Advise on employment tribunal claims, redundancy, and misconduct procedures.
• Support business development initiatives and events.
• Work with UK-based and international clients.

Skills

Contentious and non-contentious employment law

Business development

Varied workload management

Job description

Job Description:

Your Role

We are looking for a Solicitor or Associate to join our Southern Employment team. Working in our Southern Employment team is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in challenging and complex cases, whilst learning from the very best. Your role will focus on the full range of employment issues advising on matters including employment tribunal claims, redundancy, capability and misconduct procedures, employment documentation, and the employment aspects of corporate transactions working with UK-based and international businesses, including medium, large and listed companies and clients in the education sector. You will gain plenty of hands-on experience from the outset with support from senior members of the team to further your development.

The team also runs a popular programme of events throughout the year, and you would have ample opportunity to support these events, gain experience in presenting, and contribute to the success of the team’s business development efforts.

About You:

• Experience advising Respondents on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters
• An enthusiasm for advising on a varied range of employment law issues and taking on new challenges
• The ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• An interest in business development

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You:

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35 hours of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme, which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working, subject to role, team, and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to social responsibility, community investment, and tackling climate change is a core part of our identity. It encompasses four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment, and Our Pro Bono initiatives.