Employment Solicitor in Milton Keynes

The LLP would be interested in hearing from applicants who have worked within Employment Law. The ideal candidate would have 5-7 years PQE and be able to demonstrate their organisational skills, meet deadlines and work well under pressure in a team environment, whilst managing client expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Report to Management Board: Attendance and Contribution
• Oversee and advise other members of the department
• Oversee and ensure maintenance of work and fee income targets
• Liaise with clients both in person or remote meetings and in telephone discussions
• Receiving and issuing correspondence/mail from/to the client, agents on behalf of the client and third parties
• Time recording all work undertaken
• Attending outside appointments to include court hearings, client visits etc. as required
• Areas of work to include Employment and general Advice
• Acting on instruction of and reporting to Head of Employment
• Generate new work for department and firm

Required Skills and Experience

• Qualified Solicitor of 5+ Years

Key Performance Indicators

• Adherence to Quality and Work Management Systems
• Achievement of Targets
• Development and marketing of Department
• Evaluation and development of departmental staff
• Compliance with Job Description
• To maintain Lexcel accreditation including completion of file reviews and CAR's
• Flexibility in support of other members of staff
• Attendance at required training courses

Training and Development

At Franklins, we recognise and nurture talent. If you wish to study for professional qualifications and courses, we’ll encourage and support this where relevant. In fact, several of our senior employees started in junior roles and progressed through the firm.

Flexibility

We understand that everyone’s personal circumstances are different. We strive to support this through allowing flexible working patterns where possible.

Be part of a team

We believe it’s important to build a positive rapport with your colleagues and to get to know teams in other departments. We therefore organise team-wide and company-wide events throughout the year, offering opportunities to get to know your colleagues outside of the work environment.

Community Spirit

We strive to make a difference in the communities we serve and actively support a number of local charities including Willen Hospice, Cynthia Spencer Hospice, local food banks and many others. We also offer employees the opportunity to take a Volunteering day to support a local charity.

Location

Our centrally located offices in Milton Keynes and Northampton are located a short walk from shops and restaurants.

Employee Benefits

• 24-hour employee assistance programme: Offering support on a wide range of topics.
• Salary commensurate with experience.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure. You’ll also get a day off for your birthday!
• Discount on legal services.
• After completing 3 months with the firm, you will also be eligible to join the pension scheme.
• Death in Service: Should the worst happen, we offer 4 x Death in Service, for peace of mind.

About Franklins

Franklins Solicitors LLP is one of the foremost solicitors in the Midlands and is highly quality-assured having achieved accreditation to ISO 9001 and The Law Society quality accreditation, Lexcel. Established in 1982, the Firm has offices in Central Milton Keynes and Northampton and employs over 100 staff offering expertise in: Corporate Services, Commercial Property, Debt Recovery, Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Residential Property, Mediation, Wills, Trusts and Probate. We set our own standards above and beyond what is expected in the legal profession and believe that excellence is not an exception, but routine in dealing with every client and their individual needs. This mentality runs through to our core values of passion, excellence, trust and united, which relate to our key strength and differentiator in the marketplace, our people. We are committed to recognising and developing talented individuals to provide a first-class client service that sets us apart from the vast majority of other law firms and legal service providers.

Please note: Whilst we appreciate the applications received from each and every individual in respect of advertised vacancies, due to the high number of responses received it is not always possible to answer each applicant individually. Therefore, if you have not had a response within two weeks of submitting your application it means that on this occasion your application has not been successful.