Senior Associate / Partner - Employment
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £95000 - £96000 per annum
- Posted
- 17 Mar 2023
- Closes
- 27 Mar 2023
- Ref
- 67473
- Contact
- Faith Kelly
- Job Title
- Solicitor
- Practice Area
- Employment
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Sellick Partnership are excited to be working with a well-established legal firm based in Manchester where an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Associate / Partner to join their Employment team.
The Role:
- You will be involved in a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious work primarily supporting our client's corporate employer clients, but they do act for some senior executives and claimants. Your time will be split between disputes and general advisory work with some corporate support work from time to time
- The contentious caseload can be complex with high value claims and, as such, you will have the opportunity to gain expertise on technically and strategically challenging matters
- You will have a significant 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 and networking events in addition to drafting guidance and articles
- You will also benefit from the support and resources of the larger national team.
- It is an integral part of this role that you comply with information security and all firm policies and procedures
The Candidate:
- You will have at least six years of post-qualification experience and you will have good experience of handling Tribunal cases for employers. You will have prepared those cases from their inception through to final hearing.
- You will be experienced in managing and complying with directions, including detailed discovery exercises and witness statement preparation.
- You will have ready experience of advising clients on day-to-day employment issues, including disciplinary proceedings, grievances, redundancies and discrimination issues.
- You will have good experience of preparing contracts of employment, policies/handbooks and preparing and advising on settlement agreements.
- You will be an excellent team player capable of working with our solicitors in providing commercial solutions to our clients' issues. You will be interested in business development and growing the practice and supporting the partners to do so.
- You will have been involved in a range of Tribunal claims at all stages and you will have developed solid drafting, research and advisory skills. Whether acting for Claimants or Respondents you will be able to demonstrate that your advice is practical and commercially minded, with excellent client care and organisational skills.
To apply for this position or to find about more, please contact Faith Kelly at Sellick Partnership.
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