Associate Solicitor

2 days ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Clear IT Recruitment Full time

A career-defining opportunity has arisen for an experienced lawyer to join our busy Employment department as a Senior Employment Law Specialist in Newcastle upon Tyne. We are a leading law firm with a long history of delivering high-quality legal services to clients across the UK.

This is a challenging and rewarding role that will involve working closely with clients to provide advice and guidance on employment law and other HR-related matters. You will be responsible for managing your own caseload and working collaboratively with the Head of Department on complex files.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Providing advice and guidance to clients on employment law and other HR-related matters, including contracts of employment, service agreements, employee handbooks, internal policies and procedures, discipline and grievance, redundancy, restructuring, sickness absence, family-friendly rights, equality and diversity, settlement agreements, trade union and collective issues, and transfer or undertakings.
  • Drafting and amending all documentation supporting the above, including advice notes, letters, and other documents, client scripts for meetings, and employee consultation exercises.
  • Providing corporate support on employment matters arising out of transactional work, including due diligence reporting, advice and guidance on the application of TUPE (both internally to corporate fee earners and externally to clients), negotiation of warranties and indemnities governing the transfer of employees, and preparation and negotiation of all ancillary documentation.
  • Dealing with the defence of claims brought before the Employment Tribunal by employees and former employees of clients, including unfair dismissal, discrimination, unlawful deductions from wages, whistleblowing, advice on merits and prospects of a client's defence, consideration of the ET1, preparation of the ET3, requests for further and better particulars of the claim, attendance at preliminary hearings, preparation of replies to schedules of loss, preparation of witness evidence, instruction of medical experts in disability matters, instruction of Counsel, attendance at hearings, negotiation and implementation of any settlements, and inter-party correspondence.
  • Contributing to monthly bulletins and press articles and preparing and speaking at client-focused seminars and other business development initiatives.
  • Attending meetings with prospective clients in relation to our fixed-price employment product.

Benefits: As a Senior Employment Law Specialist, you will enjoy a range of benefits, including a competitive salary, a comprehensive pension scheme, and generous holiday entitlement.

Salary: The salary for this position is estimated to be around £60,000-£70,000 per annum, depending on experience.

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