Solicitor (Employment, Pensions and Immigration)
- Employer
- Clayton Legal
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £45000 - £50000 per annum
- Closing date
- 9 May 2021
- Reference
- 49371
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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
Our client is a Top 45 law firm with offices throughout the UK, and they're seeking a 3-5 years PQE Solicitor to join their market leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team. This department advises employers across the UK on all aspects of employment, pensions and immigration law, and their clients are some of the UK's largest and best known employers.
The successful Employment, Immigration and Pension Solicitor will manage a mixed caseload of employment work, and provide HR employment law advice to clients, and the main responsibilities will involve:
* Managing a mixed caseload of employment work almost exclusively for employers
* Providing HR and employment law advice to a wide range of clients
* Assisting other members of the team with their caseloads as appropriate
* Drafting and preparing letters, e-mails, documents, tribunal responses, bundles, witness statements and reports
* Carrying out legal research
* Drafting articles and legal updates
* Assisting with business development initiatives including training and networking
* Working in accordance with client and internal SLAs, & the firm's values and procedures
* Contributing towards the achievement of defined financial and chargeable hours team targets
* Complying with Data Protection compliance and procedures
If experience allows, conducting advocacy in the Employment Tribunal from preliminary hearings to multi-day final hearings would also be included in the above responsibilities.
To be successful in the role, the ideal Solicitor will have a minimum of 3 years PQE within employment/HR, demonstrable experience acting for a range of employers across a range of sectors, and have advocacy experience or a willingness to undertake advocacy in the employment tribunal.
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
- Website
- https://www.clayton-legal.co.uk/
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