Associate - Employment

Overview

Join a collaborative national team advising major employers on varied employment matters, developing your expertise and shaping meaningful client relationships.

The role

We are looking for an enthusiastic employment law solicitor to join the Employment, Pensions and Immigration National Service line (NSL), based in our Birmingham office.

You will be advising private sector / commercial employers on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, as well as engaging in business development to promote the firm\’s practice. The work undertaken by our Birmingham team is varied and spans a mix of sectors including health and care clients (both private and NHS); commercial clients (including automotive, manufacturing and retail – often household names ); and higher education institutions.

The person

You will have at least 2 years \\u0027 experience as an employment lawyer, gained in a reputable law firm or through inhouse experience.

Given the challenges of this role, it is likely that your background and experience will include the following:

Essential

• Degree or equivalent with A levels or equivalents
• Clear enthusiasm for employment law
• Excellent written English for drafting purposes
• Excellent presentational skills
• Self-starting with common sense and initiative, and ability to work as a team-player working on complex matters
• Very goodtime and documentation management skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to lead on Employment Tribunal matters and run matters with supervision
• Ability to build very goodrelationships with clients, potential clients and multipliers
• Very good research skills, including an ability to use online information sources
• Excellent interpersonal and team skills, including ability to work with others, influence and persuade
• Keen interest in developing client training skills
• High level of IT skills
• Marketing and business development skills

Desirable

• Previous experience of advising large employers
• Advocacy experience

The activities

You will be self-starting, possessin g common sense and initiative, and the ability to work as a team- p layer working on complex matters. You will also have very goo d time and documentation management skills and have keen attention to detail. You will be able to build very goo d relationships with clients and have excellent interpersonal and team skills, including the ability to work with others, influence and persuade. Some previou s experience of providing employment law support to health and care clients is desirable.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The Benefits

As you\’d expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.

Pre employment screening

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

The firm

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.

We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don\’t offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.

By joining Mills & Reeve, you\’ll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that\’s not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. We\’re also ranked in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and have been awarded Platinum Investors in People. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase!

Our values are the principles that help us fulfil our purpose. Our people shaped them and live them every day.

• We\’re ambitious – We aim high, we embrace new ideas and we\’re passionate about our work
• We\’re open – We communicate openly and honestly to build trust, and we do what\’s right
• We care – We\’re committed to each other, our clients, our communities and the planet
• We collaborate – We\’re easy to work with, we offer help willingly and we get things done – together

And finally

Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We\’re committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.

To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website .