At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide strategic employment advice and handle complex legal matters.
- Company: Join a top UK law firm with a focus on people development.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, pension contribution, hybrid working, and private medical insurance.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and building long-term client relationships.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in employment law while mentoring junior lawyers.
- Qualifications: Solicitor with 8+ years PQE in employment law and strong technical skills.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 90000 £ per year.
Join a growing Newcastle team within a top UK law firm and work on high quality employment work.
About Our Client
The firm is a large commercial law firm recognised for its sector expertise, commercially focused advice and long standing client relationships, with lawyers working on complex, high quality matters that span sectors and borders. People development is a genuine priority, with regular training and tailored development programmes.
Job Description
The Employment Legal Director will be:
- Providing strategic and commercially focused employment advice to a broad client base
- Advising company owners, managers, HR professionals, in house lawyers and senior executives
- Handling the full range of employment matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, dismissals and redundancy
- Advising on complex Employment Tribunal claims, including whistleblowing and discrimination matters
- Working on corporate transactions, including TUPE and restructuring matters
- Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, policies and other employment documentation
- Advising clients on investigations and wider employee relations issues
- Building and maintaining strong, long term client relationships
- Developing relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders across the wider firm
- Supervising junior lawyers while contributing to business development
The Successful Applicant
The Employment Legal Director should be:
- A solicitor with 8+ years PQE in employment law
- Experienced across a broad range of contentious and non contentious employment matters
- Strong technically, with experience handling Employment Tribunal claims
- Experienced in advising on TUPE, restructuring, redundancy and complex employee relations matters
- Commercially minded with the ability to provide clear, pragmatic advice to clients
- Maintaining senior client relationships
- Comfortable supervising and mentoring junior lawyers
- Able to contribute proactively to business development and practice growth
What's on Offer
- Salary of 80,000 to 90,000
- 5% pension contribution
- 26 days of holiday leave
- Performance-based bonus
- Private medical insurance
- Hybrid working arrangements
Director, Legal Litigation in Newcastle upon Tyne employer: Michael Page International
Michael Page is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Leeds that fosters professional growth and development. With a strong focus on mentoring and team collaboration, employees benefit from hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary package, including performance-based bonuses. Joining this multinational organisation means being part of a high-growth team dedicated to delivering exceptional tax compliance services across diverse sectors.
Contact Details:
Michael Page International Recruitment Team
