Employment Lawyer
5 days ago
Slough
We are currently looking to hire a Senior Associate into ourhighly regarded specialist Reading Employment team. The team works as part of the Firms wider Thames Valley and South Coast employment offering which would involve work from the Oxford office on occasion (one or two days a month), and from Southampton (usually one day a month). The role on offer is a great opportunity to develop; the prospects for advancement are real. The team provides advice on all areas of employment law and acts for a wide range of national and international clients across the public, private and third sectors. We are consistently ranked in the top tier in the independent legal directories Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. We can provide you with an excellent platform to develop both your technical ability and business development skills within a supportive and thriving team. You will likely soon develop close client relationships that will endure throughout your career and you would have the opportunity to work for clients in both the Thames Valley and South Coast markets. Our encouragement of a decent work/life balance and complementary interests will help you towards a strong long-term profile in this region. This is predominately an office-based role but with opportunities for flexible working dependent upon client and team requirements. Typical Workload If successful, you can expect a mix of employment work. Your responsibilities might include but not be limited to: • Being involved in a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious work primarily supporting our Employer clients. Your time will be split between disputes, general advisory work and corporate support work with some client training from time to time., • We act for leading employers in a wide range of sectors, from household-name retail clients to leading NHS, government or third sector organisations. You'll have a great variety of work and the opportunity to advise in a range of interesting areas., • You will have a direct influence on how you want your experience and expertise to develop and you will be strongly encouraged and supported to get involved in business development work, taking an active role in seminars, webinars and networking events in addition to drafting guidance and articles. Your role will include assisting the partners in supervising and developing junior members of the team., • Solid relevant technical expertise and intellectual ability, • Enthusiastic and committed to a career in employment work, • Strong analytical and research skills, • Relationship-driven and personable, • Collegiate, • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), • Strong client and matter management skills, • A track record of successful practice development, • IT proficient, • Exceptional self-motivation and ability to assume responsibility for your own mattersThe interview process will start as soon as suitable candidates have been identified. JBRP1_UKTJ
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