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Employment Solicitor | Salary Negotiable | Cumbria

Employer
Clayton Legal
Location
England, Cumbria, Carlisle
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
29 Apr 2021
Reference
48864

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Practice area
Employment
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
Newly qualified, 1 year, 2 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

Employment Solicitor | Salary Negotiable | Cumbria

The Firm:

My client is one of the biggest and most progressive law firms in the North of England and they are looking to recruit a full time Solicitor to join their Employment & HR team working out of one of their offices in Cumbria.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • The work will involve providing advice and support on all aspects of employment law, both contentious and advisory.
  • The work will be varied and will include advising on disciplinary, capacity and grievance action, restructure and redundancy exercise, settlement agreements as well as Employment Tribunal cases.
  • The post holder will also assist senior members of the team on large complex matters, as well as providing support to our Corporate and Commercial team on business transfers.

The firm is looking for a proactive Employment Solicitor with the ability to develop and maintain client relationships with a strong commercial mind set. Ideally, they are looking for someone who can manage their own caseload with light supervision.

Candidates should ideally have 1-2 years PQE in employment law. However, applications will be considered from newly qualified solicitors if they have undertaken a seat within employment law.

The post holder will also fully participate in aspects of the team's business development initiatives including seminars, workshops, on-line development and bulletins.

Benefits:

  • Good Holiday allowance
  • Pension Scheme
  • Competitive Salary
  • Medicash Healthcare Plan
  • Birthday day off

If this role is of interest, please call Simon Scott on 01772 259121 or forward your most recent CV to s.scott@clayton-legal.co.uk.

Clayton Legal recruits for law firms and In House departments across the UK. Based in the North West, our pedigree and service levels give those looking to move in the legal market and law firms looking to recruit a refreshingly different recruitment experience. You will work with experienced professionals, dedicated to your success. Take a look at our web site www.clayton-legal.co.uk for our latest blogs and legal news and to keep up to date with current opportunities.

Company

With long-established, and trusted relationships across a client base that includes Legal 500, Top 200, Regional and Boutique law firms, our team are passionate about driving service excellence across the business and impacting the careers, and lives, of legal talent across the country.

What we specialise in

We cover the length and breadth of the UK from Lancashire to London, Hampshire to Hull, and we recruit at all levels including; Partners, Solicitors, Paralegals, Legal Support Staff including Legal Cashiers, Legal IT, Marketing and Business Development and general administration.

We place legal professionals across the full spectrum of practice areas and specialisms, including:

  • Property – Residential, Commercial, Real Estate
  • Litigation, Civil and Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Employment
  • Personal Injury Including all areas of Negligence
  • Private Client including Trusts, Wills & Probate
  • Family
  • Compliance and Regulatory
  • Banking
  • Cost Lawyers
  • Practice Management/Legal Cashiers

Our regional teams ensure that firms are guaranteed local and regional focus whilst having access to a national talent pool of opportunities. Our teams are focused in:-

  • The North West
  • Yorkshire /Humberside and Scotland
  • The West and East Midlands 
  • London and the Home Counties
  • The South West

Why Clayton Legal?

  • We’re genuinely experts in our field servicing the length and breadth of the UK, our knowledge of the local, regional and national legal market is unparalleled.
  • We give the personal touch – our Consultants are personable, yet committed – you can rest assured you’re dealing with a person throughout the process and not just a name at the end of a line.
  • We are often instructed on unique opportunities in the market that you won’t find on job boards.
  • We add value where we know it’s needed – with general career advice, top tips and resources through every step of the journey.
  • Expert career advice guiding you through every step of the journey to secure your next career move including expert advice on salary, interview capability, offer management through our regular contact.
  • We provide regular market information including salary data and bespoke reports.

We take our role in the placing of legal professionals into their dream jobs extremely seriously, understanding implicitly the importance of listening to requirements, working in their best interest at all times, and giving them the tools and resources, they need at every step of the journey – for a successful outcome for all parties.

So, if you’re an ambitious candidate looking to make your next move, we’re here to help. Visit our website www.clayton-legal.co.uk or email us at enquiries@clayton-legal.co.uk

 

 

 

 

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