At TLT, our busy Employment team continues to grow nationwide and we are recruiting for an Associate/Senior Associate to join us in Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham or Glasgow.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a Chambers UK and Legal 500 ranked team at a senior level, and work with “Leading Individuals”, as named in the Legal 500.
Our Employment team enjoys an excellent reputation in the market and is ranked as a National Leader. We are growing quickly and offer resident employment expertise in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Many of our clients are well known names in the retail, public, and financial services sectors and we provide a full range of employment support, including in defending Employment Tribunal claims.
Your Role
As a key addition to the team, day to day you can expect to be involved with high quality, varied work including:
- Helping employers manage issues in the workplace such as disciplinaries, grievances, restructuring and redundancies
- Leading on Employment Tribunal claims (almost exclusively acting for Respondents)
- Providing employment law support in TUPE matters, corporate deals and outsourcing contracts, contract drafting and client training
- Drafting of contracts of employment, consultancy agreements, staff handbooks, settlement agreements and other employment related documentation
- Collaborating with Partners and working closely with the wider national Employment team
Your Skills & Experience
- A qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered) with 1+ years PQE in a similar legal setting
- A forward thinker, with excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills, you will be self-motivated with the ability to manage workloads and deadlines
- Commercially aware with some exposure to business development, with the ability to maintain and nurture strong client relationships
- Develop a deep understanding of your client’s business needs, and act in the best interest of the firm and the client
- Contribute to our collaborative culture, with an ambition to assist in the development of junior team members
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