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Employment Associate Solicitor – Cardiff

Employer
TSR Legal
Location
Cardiff (Caerdydd)
Salary
Competitive & Excellent Benefits
Closing date
13 Oct 2017
Reference
RP13917

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Employment Associate – Cardiff
As the chosen Employment Solicitor, you'll be involved in all aspects of employment law, undertaking a mixture of advisory, non-contentious and contentious work, advising employees on a wide range of HR matters.

About you: 
- Passionate about employment law with at least 5 years PQE relevant employment law experience.
- Genuine interest in building client relationships.
- Commercial awareness and client-focused approach.
- Motivated and adaptable approach.
- Excellent drafting, communication and organisational skills.
- Strong analytical and project management skills.
- Strong inter-personal skills; including being a team player with the ability to work independently if required.

Main responsibilities

  • To undertake fee earning work on behalf of clients
  • To attend client meetings and take instructions (home visits as necessary)
  • To create and maintain client files
  • To generate suitable client correspondence
  • To draft legal documents as required
  • To liaise with counsel
  • To attend court hearings
  • To comply with the firm's routine time recording, accounts and administrative disciplines
  • To promptly inform the practice head immediately of any potential problems on files
  • To liaise with external organisations on client matters e.g. other solicitors
  • To participate in marketing and networking events, as requested.
  • To attend and contribute to departmental meetings.
  • To attend training events to comply with the SRA continuing competence requirements.
  • To undertake any other reasonable tasks to assist the department, as requested by the practice head.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

  • A qualified solicitor admitted as a solicitor by the Law Society
  • Previous experience in employee employment fee earning work
  • Previous experience of attending court hearings
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office package
  • Previous experience of using a case management system (desirable)
  • Ability to demonstrate excellent client care skills
  • Good communication skills, orally and also written
  • Ability to priories workload effectively

Please contact Karen Jones in the Cardiff Head Office for a confidential discussion or apply directly for the role below:

Company

We are a legal recruitment company with offices in Cardiff, Bristol & London.
Tailored Solutions Recruitment has built an excellent reputation within Legal Recruitment.

We cover Wales & South West so whether you are looking to recruit new staff, or you are looking for a legal job, we are able to help.

Our understanding of the legal market across these regions enables us to find the perfect match between clients and candidates.
Our clients range from top Legal 500 Law Firms to niche practices who trust us to find Permanent, Contract, Temporary and Interim professionals

Company info
Website
Location
3rd Floor
28 St Mary Street
Cardiff
CF10 1AB
GB

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