Senior Lawyer - Employment

Overview

LAW Absolute is recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority Shared Service based in Cambridgeshire, for a senior employment lawyer to join them on a permanent basis.

You will provide a range of public sector clients with professional legal advice on employment matters, and you will appear before courts and tribunals, undertaking advocacy where necessary.

Previous UK local government experience is preferred.

To apply you will be:

• An England and Wales qualified solicitor, barrister, or CILEX chartered legal executive
• Able to demonstrate previous experience of handling a caseload of employment matters
• Able to conduct advocacy in court/tribunal
• Able to attend the office in Cambridgeshire on a hybrid basis of 2 days per week

Benefits

Benefits include the Local Government Pensions Scheme, flexible working arrangements available, family friendly policies including excellent maternity, paternity and adoption entitlements, and generous annual leave entitlement starting at 24 days plus bank holidays.

Salary

The salary for this role is £50,790 – £58,168 per annum, depending on experience.

How to apply

For more information and/or to apply, please begin by sending your CV to Louise at LAW Absolute: lhull@lawabsolute.com

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.

If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.