Employment Associate
- Recruiter
- Robert Walters Ltd
- Location
- England, West Midlands, Birmingham
- Salary
- £45000 - £55000 per annum
- Posted
- 26 Sep 2017
- Closes
- 24 Oct 2017
- Ref
- 2684950/001
- Contact
- Laura Gripton
- Job Title
- Associate
- Practice Area
- Employment, Immigration, Pensions
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
This firm, a highly regarded national firm in Birmingham, are looking to appoint an Employment Associate to join their thriving team.
About the role
This Employment team are highly rated both in Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners and act for a wide range of Respondent clients in numerous sectors including retail, financial services, manufacturing and leisure.
The work of the successful Employment Associate will include the following:
- Managing your own caseload from inception of the claim to trial or settlement
- Non contentious matters including advising on employment policy
- Advising on TUPE regulations & Redundancy situations
- Discrimination including sex, race, age and religion
- Whistleblowing
In addition, this team are currently acting on one of the most high profile pieces of Employment Litigation of 2017, a multi-claimant and multi-respondent claim involving national minimum wage compliance.
About the person
The Employment Associate must be a UK qualified solicitor with ideally between 3 and 6 years experience although candidates with more experience will also be strongly considered.
To be successful in this role, the Employment Associate must be a clear communicator, have excellent negotiating skills, enjoy working as part of a team and possess a keen eye for detail. Experience of managing junior fee earners is preferential but not a pre-requisite.
About the firm
This national firm are well known in the market for their high quality work, sound client base and top class service. As such, their retention rates are consistently high and they are considered as one of the best employers in the market.