Senior Associate/Associate – Employment – Cardiff – 2+ Years PQE
Location: Cardiff (Hybrid)
Type of Role: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: £55,000 to £75,000
A well established national law firm is seeking a Senior Associate/Associate with a minimum of 2 years’ post qualification experience to join its Employment and HR Services team in Cardiff. This is an excellent opportunity to take a leading role in a high profile group action in the Employment Tribunal while helping to grow and shape the firm’s claimant offering.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for managing and developing a varied and impactful caseload of employment matters, including:
- Leading and managing a complex group action claim from inception to resolution
- Developing and growing a high performing claimant employment law team
- Providing strategic legal advice to claimants with a strong focus on client care
- Supporting respondent work including unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE, restructuring, redundancies, settlement agreements, policies and procedures, and contractual issues
- Delivering seminars/webinars, writing articles and contributing to the firm’s marketing and social media presence
- Supporting the department’s business plan through networking, training and relationship building
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across the wider Employment and HR Services team
Candidate Requirements
- Minimum 2 years’ PQE in employment law
- Strong track record in claimant litigation, ideally including group or multi party actions
- Excellent advocacy, negotiation and case management skills
- Leadership experience, including supervision of junior team members
- Strong organisational and time management abilities
Senior Associate/Associate – Employment – Cardiff – 2+ PQE – Cardiff employer: Wagstaff Recruitment
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