Employment Lawyer

A fantastic opportunity to join this award-winning UK law firm as a Junior or Senior Employment Lawyer. There are opportunities for both newly qualified and experienced lawyers. They are a friendly firm, with great benefits and are open to part time and hybrid working.

Our Client

They are a firm with a vision and that vision starts with being a great place to work, a proper work-life balance, varied and interesting clients, opportunities for development and career progression, plus a host of other benefits. As a strong regional firm, they have an almost unique niche in their market with 6 offices, great clients, and a heritage that goes back over 100 years.

The Role

They have two fantastic opportunities for Employment Lawyers to join the team based at the Northampton office. You could be newly qualified, or Senior Associate level. The successful candidate will undertake a diverse caseload incorporating contentious and non-contentious work for employer clients. They act for a diverse client base including SMEs, OMBs and listed companies. In addition, they also act for employees. No two days are the same you could be working on anything from Settlement Agreements to providing corporate support for M&A work as well as the full range of employment matters including, but not limited to:

• Assisting with Modern Slavery Act compliance,
• Playing an integral advisory role with a variety of projects (including re-structuring, changing terms and conditions of employment and large-scale redundancy exercises),
• Providing strategic advice in connection with Boardroom/SMT disputes,
• Providing ad hoc advice on operational HR matters,
• Assisting with data protection compliance, and
• Representing clients in employment tribunals.

This is a role that will grow with you, and youll also have the opportunity to work on projects in conjunction with the Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Litigation, and Commercial Property teams. (Most of their teams being recognised by Legal 500). On top of that, youll have first-class support from the award-winning Marketing Team, to assist with business development opportunities.

The Candidate

To be successful in this role youll be:

• Newly qualified with some experience of employment law (perhaps gained as a paralegal with particular experience of settlement agreements.
• Or an experienced qualified employment lawyer with demonstrable PQE.
• Competent at working independently, handling your own caseload from initial instruction through to completion and providing guidance and mentoring to our more junior team members (for the Senior role).

Terms

• This role is offered on minimum 4 days per week (or equivalent hours) up to full-time. The working pattern can be flexible and agreed with the candidate.
• The role is based in the Northampton office however they offer a hybrid working policy. They operate a policy of "in the office more than not" and also ask that during probation (6 months) that employees are fully office based.
• Free parking.
• Competitive salary is on offer depending on experience.
• 26 days holiday FTE (please note that 3 of these are generally allocated between Christmas and New Year owing to office closure). The holiday entitlement increases by one day in years 3 & 5 to a total of 28 days,
• Comprehensive benefits package including:

• Option to join matched pension scheme with4% contribution
• BUPA Health cover
• Discounted Health Club and Gym Memberships
• Salary sacrifice scheme which provides a tax-efficient way to get into a new car

• Culture- they have a supportive culture and value a work life balance. They have strong roots in the community and regularly support community, school and university events. Many of their teams are recognised by the Legal 500 and they have a strong track record of developing people.

Please note:Offers are subject to supplying right to work in the UK, references and DBS checks.

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