At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team to handle Employment Tribunal cases and provide legal advice.
- Company: A leading healthcare employment practice with a supportive culture.
- Benefits: Hybrid working, private medical insurance, pension contributions, and wellbeing initiatives.
- Other info: Flexible working arrangements available to support your lifestyle.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in healthcare employment law while developing your legal skills.
- Qualifications: Ambitious, client-focused individuals with a passion for employment law.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
We are looking for a talented associate to join our growing healthcare employment practice, working alongside senior and junior lawyers to advise clients across a broad range of employment matters, with a strong focus on Employment Tribunal litigation. You will handle predominantly contentious employment work, including:
- Preparing and managing Employment Tribunal cases - Claims/Responses, List of Issues, Witness Statements, Skeleton Arguments and settlement approval applications
- Advocacy at Case Management and Preliminary Hearings
- Drafting correspondence with Tribunals, opposing solicitors, ACAS and clients
- Advising on contracts, policies, disciplinary and grievance procedures, redundancy, and family-friendly rights
- Supporting corporate transactions, including TUPE advice, due diligence and indemnity review
Experience in contentious and non-contentious employment law. Strong attention to detail with commercial awareness and the ability to work to tight deadlines. Able to deliver clear, practical advice and build strong client relationships. Up to date with legal developments, including relevant law reports and journals.
Qualifications: Ambitious, client-focused and able to contribute to a specialist healthcare employment team.
We offer a hybrid working model to help you balance your professional and personal commitments, and our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life. Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process. We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.
Associate - Employment (Healthcare) in Manchester employer: Browne Jacobson LLP
Join a dynamic healthcare employment practice that prioritises your professional growth and work-life balance. With a hybrid working model, comprehensive benefits including private medical insurance and enhanced parental leave, and a culture that values flexibility and inclusivity, we are committed to supporting you at every stage of your career. Our collaborative environment fosters strong client relationships and offers opportunities to engage in meaningful employment law work.
