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Employment Lawyer

Employer
Thames Valley Police
Location
Kidlington, Oxfordshire
Salary
£43,454 per annum
Closing date
5 Nov 2017

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Practice area
Employment
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Public sector/Charities

Job Details

Legal Services, Kidlington

Employment Lawyer

Band Legal, circa £43,454 per annum

Progression based on performance

JOB REF: 13774 (NH)

We need an experienced employment lawyer to provide a comprehensive employment law service to Thames Valley Police.

The role

Thames Valley Police is seeking to recruit an experienced employment lawyer. The successful candidate will currently have a workload consisting of employment tribunals, early conciliations, advisory work in relation to a myriad of employment law issues such as TUPE, discrimination law, change management and collaborative working. Working under the direction of the Employment Law Manager as part of a small cohesive team of employment lawyers you will be a proactive lawyer with the ability to manage your own caseload and deliver effective employment law advice to senior managers and HR professionals in a clear and technically adept manner.  

The requirements

A professional legal qualification and current practising certificate as a Solicitor, Barrister or Legal Executive with strong communication skills attention to detail, you will have:

  • case management skills in relation to Employment Tribunal proceedings
  • knowledge and experience of negotiating settlement agreements/COT 3 agreements
  • experience of providing clear written advice to senior managers and HR professionals, identifying the impact of legislative changes for an organisation and advising upon important developments in case law
  • the ability to work using their own initiative to advise on all aspects of employment law and legislation
  • excellent written, inter-personal and advocacy skills in order to properly represent the Chief Constable
  • the ability to work as part of an effective multidisciplinary team but within a small specialist unit
  • the ability and commitment to promote equality, diversity and human rights in working practices
  • good computer and keyboard skills, knowledge and experience of administrative procedures including compilation and presentation of statistics
  • the ability to be mobile across the Force when undertaking investigation and court attendance

If you have any queries please contact People Services Recruitment Department on 0845 2 66 66 77 (internal 301 6500) quoting reference 13774.

To apply, please click here

The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is Sunday 5th November 2017.

Company

Thames Valley Police

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