Location: Remote (Birmingham 1 day per month)
Salary: £46,000
PQE: 2+ years’ post-qualification experience
An excellent opportunity for a qualified Employment Solicitor / Barrister to join the in-house Legal team of a Professional Membership body. This can be a remote working role, with occasional visits to Birmingham Office.
The work this team does plays a valuable support service to qualified practitioners in the UK, ensuring they make compliant decisions in times of stress. You will independently manage a varied caseload, advising on disciplinary and grievance matters, redundancy, discrimination, whistleblowing, contractual issues, pay and dismissals.
Working closely with 2 Senor solicitors, a flavour of the role is below.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a full employment law caseload from instruction through to conclusion.
- Advise clients clearly and practically on a broad range of employment issues.
- Negotiate settlements where appropriate
- Identify and escalate significant legal, financial or reputational risks.
- Liaise with ACAS, tribunals, counsel, representatives and other stakeholders.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to Paralegal colleagues when required.
- Maintain high standards of client care, file management and professional compliance.
- Keep up to date with developments in employment law and tribunal procedure.
About You
The ideal candidate will be a qualified Employment Solicitor / CILEx with 2+ years' PQE, with strong case file experience. Claimant experience is well suited, but not essential. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills, sound professional judgement and the ability to manage a busy caseload independently while delivering pragmatic, high-quality legal advice.
Send a cv to Nick Barrass for further information
In-House Employment Solicitor / CILEx in Bradford employer: Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Join a leading specialist intellectual property firm that places IP at the core of its operations, offering a unique opportunity for growth and development in your legal career. With a focus on high-quality transactional work and direct mentorship from an experienced Partner, you will enjoy early responsibility, a transparent career progression framework, and the flexibility of hybrid working. This is an ideal environment for those looking to deepen their expertise in commercial and IP transactions while collaborating with a diverse range of clients from start-ups to major corporates.
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