Employment Solicitor or Associate
- Employer
- Weightmans
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- Dependant on experience
- Closing date
- 10 Dec 2024
- Reference
- 21350
Job Details
About your new role
Our market leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team are seeking experienced employment lawyers in both London and Leeds. We advise employers across the UK and our clients are some of the UK's largest and best known employers. We believe that the quality of our clients and strength of our relationships with our clients speaks volumes about the quality of the service we provide.
The successful candidates will be based at our Leeds and London offices, which currently consist of six Partners, two Legal Directors, two Principal Associates, four Associates and two Trainees. Our teams are highly ranked in the Legal Directories and have ambitions to grow further.
This is a great opportunity to play an integral role in growing the London and Leeds teams, working alongside Partners to drive the practice forward, with significant scope for career development. You will manage a mixed caseload of employment work and will be responsible for:
- Advising clients in a range of sectors on the full range of employment law issues, including redundancy, disciplinary matters, grievances, whistleblowing, discrimination and detriment claims.
- Responsibility for defending Employment Tribunal claims
- Corporate / transactional support
- Advising in relation to change projects, changing terms and conditions and consultation requirements
- Industrial relations advice
- Assisting other members of the team with their caseloads as appropriate
- Drafting, tribunal responses, bundles, witness statements and reports
- Drafting articles and legal updates
- Assisting with business development initiatives including training and networking
- Working in accordance with client and internal SLAs
- Working in accordance with Weightmans’ values and procedures
- Contributing to set team financial and utilisation targets
This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will have other duties and responsibilities that fall within the remit of the role.
About You
We are open to considering a range of PQE.
Previous experience of managing your own caseload.
Excellent team work skills.
Attention to detail.
Strong technical knowledge.
Good communication skills.
Good time management and organisation skills.
Company
Weightmans is a Top 40 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer and 10th overall employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards 2024 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK.
We believe in the power of people, innovation and partnership to provide strategic business insight and deep expertise to a range of private companies, public sector organisations and individuals.
At the heart of our culture and organisation is a simple purpose that informs everything we think, say and do: See the Possibility.
We believe thinking differently allows us to see the possibilities others don’t.
Click here to find out more about industry recognition for excellence, through our achievements, awards and accreditations.
The independent research showed "Weightmans provides exceptional employee conditions, nurtures and develops talent throughout all levels of the organisation." We are truly committed to fostering a culture of equality and diversity, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do.
We strongly encourage applications from people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations and disabilities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustment at any stage of the application process.
Please feel free to note your preferred pronouns in your application.
Work for a firm where people matter – work for Weightmans.
As well as being immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people we offer a wide range of benefits including;
- 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time)
- Hybrid working including provision of home office equipment*
- Healthcare cover/ Medicash
- Pension plan Life Insurance 4 x salary
- Interest free travel loan scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service
- Discounted gym membership Discounted dental scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Offers & discounts Great reward and recognition scheme
*there are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm.
Please note
- We encourage candidates to speak to us direct/apply direct for the opportunities we have available.
- Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only.
- We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.
- The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.
- Website
- https://www.weightmans.com/careers/
- Telephone
- +44 (0)345 073 9900
- Location
-
100 Old Hall Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 9QJ
United Kingdom
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