Solicitor, Employment, 2-5 Years Experience

Kennedys are looking for a lawyer to join the employment team within the Commercial Division. The role will be assisting the national employment team, working on a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters. Candidates must have employment litigation experience. Successful candidates will be required to run their own caseload and assist on higher value/complex cases. We are looking for candidates who are team players, who can develop and maintain excellent client relationships and who are keen to be involved in marketing/business development and client training activities.

Type of Clients:

• Retail, travel, leisure and hospitality, professional services and healthcare sectors Insurance companies Public Bodies Commercial enterprises Senior executives

Type of Cases:

• Employment claims ranging in value and complexity covering the full range of employment disputes. The vast majority are litigated in the employment tribunal although we also act in civil claims, such as enforcing or defending restrictive covenant claims. Non contentious advisory matters ranging from day-to-day ad hoc advice to client HR. Recruitment and exit arrangements for senior executives.

Experience

Essential:

• 2-5 years’ respondent employment experience*
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of employment law in England & Wales
• Significant experience and knowledge of employment tribunal processes and procedures
• Non-contentious employment experience
• Running own caseload
• Methodical and organised approach to file management and MI

Desirable:

• Acting for respondent clients with unionised workforces
• Defending employment practices liability claims on behalf of insurers
• Involvement with business development activities including article writing

Kennedys’ Firm information:
Kennedys is an international law firm with expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, particularly in the insurance/reinsurance and liability industries. With over 1,800 people worldwide across 36 offices in the UK and Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America, we have some of the most respected legal minds in their fields.

We act for insurers, reinsurers, Lloyd’s Syndicates, public bodies and corporates. Our deep sector knowledge means that we understand the impact of proposed regulations and advise our clients on the implications this will have on their business. Every day we make a difference for our clients.

We provide answers, recommendations, strategy and tactics. We deliver these in plain English and it’s what we call Legal advice in black and white.

What do we have to offer?
At Kennedys we offer a vibrant and supportive working environment built upon our core values; we are approachable, and responsive, we show respect for people, we are trustworthy and straightforward and we ensure that we deliver economic solutions for our clients.

Career Development:
We actively encourage all staff to develop in their chosen career by providing early responsibility, supervision and training.

Please see attached job specification for further information.

*Where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.