Employment Senior Lawyer in Cardiff

We are seeking to recruit an experienced qualified lawyer (solicitor / CILEx Chartered Legal Executive Litigator & Advocate / Barrister) in the field of employment law to join our growing team. Your role will be based at Companies House, Cardiff.

Core values:

• Listening and Learning
• Working Together
• Taking Responsibility
• Innovating

Main duties of the job:

• Advising and supporting clients in respect of their employment law caseload.
• Managing a varied caseload of employment claims and queries on behalf of the NHS in Wales.
• The post holder will undertake the case management of a range of employment law matters from the initial advice request to the issue of the ET claim to settlement or trial.
• The post holder will be expected to provide supervision to more junior staff members.

Experience of Respondent litigation is preferred but candidates with good knowledge and experience of employment matters will be considered. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation:

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating. Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people. Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, with something for everyone.

Qualifications and Knowledge:

• Law Degree & Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (or equivalent)
• A qualified lawyer who is either of the following:
• A qualified solicitor admitted to the roll of solicitors of England and Wales.
• A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) and where the specialist area of law described in the role profile includes civil litigation, the postholder is required to have been awarded the CILEx Civil Proceedings Advocacy certification.
• A qualified barrister admitted to the bar in England and Wales.
• Relevant legal knowledge NHS/Public sector background

Experience:

• Substantial relevant post qualification experience in relevant field/fields of law as specified in the role profile i.e. litigation gained through practice.
• Experience of managing people.
• Extensive experience of reviewing large numbers of documents.
• Defendant litigation/ experience in relevant field of law.
• Experience of making presentations to legal staff.

Skills and Attributes:

• IT Skills/Computer literate to include the ability to learn new technologies and IT introduced.
• Ability to communicate in all formats on complex business and legal processes.
• Ability to negotiate in often difficult or emotional circumstances.
• Ability to prioritise and organise own work whilst being an effective leader of the team.
• Ability and enthusiasm to train, mentor and professionally supervise more junior members of the team.
• Experience of writing reports suitable for senior and executive level audiences.
• Higher Advocacy Skills.
• Experience of using social media to promote individual professional achievements and to enhance Legal and Risk’s reputation.
• Welsh Language Skills levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.

Other:

• Willing to undertake further professional development.
• Able to travel to undertake the duties of the post at various locations.
• Demonstrate how your personal qualities match against our NWSSP core values: Listening and learning, Working together, Taking responsibility, Innovating.
• Deliver excellent customer service to our internal and external customers, helping us to maintain the customer service excellence standard.

We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities. To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or a Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route.