| Salary | £30k - £50k |
|---|---|
| Location | North West, Manchester |
| Job type | Any |
| Company | Douglas Scott Ltd |
| Contact | unknown |
| Specialist Areas | Employment & Benefits |
| Posted | 20th May 2008 |
| Expires | 20th May 2008 |
Employment Solicitor 5+ pqe required to work within Legal 500 firm - Manchester office
Our Client's Employment Team advises public and private sector employers on human resource issues from daily personnel matters, including disciplinary and grievance issues, to strategic management issues such as redundancy programmes, industrial action, and wrongful dismissal claims. As part of their service, the team provides management training and consultative advice tailored to the client's specific needs. Many of our employment lawyers are experienced tribunal advocates; between them they handle over 400 tribunal cases per year. The team has a strong track record in providing employment advice to public health sector clients Private sector clients include many blue chip companies.
Core Responsibilities
You will have responsibility for a split caseload of contentious and non contentious work, dealing with complex and challenging issues for a variety of large well-known private sector clients.
You will develop strong working relationships with contacts in HR and legal departments as well as board directors within client organisations.
You will conduct training and briefing sessions for clients relating to impact of new legislation and other employment law issues.
Key Skills
You will have good academic record, with typically 5+ years post qualification experience within employment law. Previous experience of managing, supervising and coaching less experienced members of the team is essential (team members are 3 years PQE and below). Corporate transaction experience is preferable although not essential.
You will be an independent thinker, a good communicator and have a flexible approach with a focus on generating commercial solutions to problems on behalf of clients.
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