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Employment Solicitor (3 - 5 PQE)

Employer
BWF Legal Recruitment
Location
London
Salary
£78000 - £86000 per annum
Closing date
7 Nov 2019
Reference
KB13900

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Practice area
Employment
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
3 years, 4 years, 5 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Employment Solicitor (3 - 5 PQE)

I am recruiting Employment Associates to join a leading London law firm whose Employment team are highly ranked by the Legal 500. The Employment team is currently made up of 24 and working at their full capacity and so they now require two additional associate to join the team.

The successful candidate will provide employment advice to employer clients from a wide variety of sectors, including the financial services, education (including higher education), media, visitor attractions and sports sectors. You will have exposure to a variety of work including both employer and senior executive.

Responsibilities:

  • Advising employers on drafting of contracts, policies and procedures;
  • Advising employers on day to day issues, such a disciplinary and grievances and smaller redundancy procedures;
  • Advising, within a team, on bigger projects, such as larger collective redundancy consultations;
  • Advising on the management of Employment Tribunal litigation;
  • Advising senior executives on entry into new jobs, on issues during employment and on their leaving employment (for example, on negotiating terms or advising on the enforceability of restrictive covenants);
  • Providing support to the team's commercial and corporate teams (for example, in relation to employment due diligence or the TUPE provisions within sale or outsourcing agreements);
  • Writing articles for the team's blog (on a rostered basis) and speaking at client training events.

Requirements:

  • You will have 3 - 5 years post-qualified experience
  • High level of technical knowledge across employment work
  • Minimum 2.1 degree and a training contract undertaken in a mid-sized or city firm

This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding and highly respected London law firm and contribute to the team's continued success.

Company

BWF Legal is a niche recruitment agency committed solely to Legal Recruitment. Established since 1989 we have an enviable reputation for providing a fast, efficient service in a friendly and professional manner.

Recruiting for solicitors, lawyers, legal executives, conveyancers, paralegal, practice managers and accounts staff across all legal sectors and not restricted to residential property, commercial property, family, private client, wills trusts & probate, company commercial, immigration, court of protection, dispute resolutions, personal injury, employment, criminal, pensions and many others.

We focus on permanent and locum positions and work with senior partners to trainee legal executives our highly experienced consultants can help you obtain the right career move. Our aim is always to target live relevant vacancies rather than just simply sending your CV to every legal firm in your area.

If you are seeking a permanent career move we can help, please contact recruit@bwflegal.co.uk.  We can also support locum and contract positions at short notice if necessary for holidays, sickness, maternity and special projects etc. nationwide.

We are happy to advise if you are just considering the locum option and would like information on potential earnings etc.

Whether you are looking for an in-house position with a firm of solicitors or a position with a drafting firm BWF Legal has an extensive database of contacts and vacancies that could facilitate the right move for you.

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
01279 464455
Location
Suite 8
The Chestnuts
4 Stortford Road
Great Dunmow
Essex
CM6 1DA
United Kingdom

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