Employment Associate/ Senior

**About your new role**: Our market leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team advises employers across the UK on all aspects of employment, pensions and immigration law. Our clients are some of the UK's largest and best known employers. We believe that the quality of our clients and strength of our relationships with our clients speaks volumes about the quality of the service we provide. As an Employment Associate or Principal Associate (depending on experience) you will manage a mixed caseload of employment work, including advocacy, and provide HR employment law advice to clients, primarily within the healthcare sector. **Main duties and responsibilities** - Manage a mixed caseload of employment work within the healthcare sector - Provide HR employment law advice - Conduct advocacy at Employment Tribunals - Supervise junior members of the team - Draft articles and legal updates - Assist with business development initiatives including training and networking - Work in accordance with client and internal SLAs - Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values and procedures - Achieve set financial and chargeable targets This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will have other duties and responsibilities that fall within the remit of the role. **About You**: - 3+ - 8 years PQE - Prior experience of and familiarity with the healthcare sector is desirable - Ability to manage a complex caseload of Employment Tribunal cases - Advocacy experience - Excellent team work skills - Strong academics and technical knowledge - Ability to supervise more junior members of the team - Excellent communication skills - Excellent time management and organisation skills - Ability to multi-task and prioritise - Ability to work to strict deadlines and targets - Flexible approach **Why work for us**: Weightmans is a Top 40 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer and 10th overall employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards 2024 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK. We are proud to be an accredited living wage employer. Click here to find out more about industry recognition for excellence, through our achievements, awards and accreditations. The independent research showed "Weightmans provides exceptional employee conditions, nurtures and develops talent throughout all levels of the organisation." We are truly committed to fostering a culture of equality and diversity, where everyone in the firm is respected and recognised on merit for the work that they do. **Work for a firm where people matter - work for Weightmans - We See the **possibility** in **you.** As well as being immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people we offer a wide range of benefits including; - 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time) - Hybrid working including provision of home office equipment* - Healthcare cover/ Medicash - Pension plan - Life Insurance 4 x salary - Interest free travel loan scheme - Employee Assistance Programme including counselling, legal and consumer advice service - Discounted gym membership - Discounted dental scheme - Cycle to work scheme - Offers & discounts - Great reward and recognition scheme - there are a small number of roles that cannot be performed from home, your Recruitment Adviser can confirm. **Please note** - Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role. - We are open to part time/job share applicants. **Recruitment agencies (PSL /non-PSL)** **Eligibility to work in the UK