Employment Lawyer

5 days ago

Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Irwin Mitchell Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a talented Solicitor/Associate to join our Employment team based in our Leeds office. The successful candidate will be joining our Partner Jenny Arrowsmith's team, specialists in all areas of contentious and non-contentious Employment Law.

The team advises businesses and individuals, with a focus on respondent work. Our clients vary from SMEs to large household name companies and are across a wide variety of sectors including manufacturing, consumer, hospitality, education, and charities.

The role will include, but is not limited to, providing advisory services to clients, specifically across employee relation matters such as redundancies, disciplinaries, grievances, settlement agreements, TUPE, absence management, discrimination, whistleblowing, and employee status issues, etc.

We also regularly get involved in project work for clients – corporate support, training programmes on topics such as sexual harassment, equality and diversity, or performance management, and undertake a lot of Employment Tribunal claims.

About You

We are looking for a Solicitor/Associate who has a passion for all aspects of employment law with the ability to provide sound advice without supervision.

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

  • Qualified lawyer either via traditional SRA route or CILEX;
  • The ability to take instructions from clients and give sound legal advice;
  • The ability to manage own caseloads whilst maintaining exceptional attention to detail and seamless service;
  • The ability to operate independently and work collaboratively as part of a team to deliver the best outcomes for our clients;
  • Demonstratable technical experience gained within employment law, with the ability to supervise more junior members of the team when and where necessary;
  • An aptitude for business development and a passion for growing strong client and referrer relationships as well as a drive to continue to aid the growth and development of the wider team.
What We Offer

We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

  • 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
  • Generous and flexible pension schemes.
  • Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid).
  • Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity, and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It's made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment, and Our Pro Bono.

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