Employment Solicitor/Associate
- Employer
- Robert Walters
- Location
- England, West Midlands, Birmingham
- Closing date
- 7 May 2019
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice
- Experience Level
- Junior Level, Mid Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Employment, Employee Benefits, General Employment
- PQE
- 1-3 Years, 4-6 Years, 7+ Years
Job Details
About the role
The Employment team carry out a good mix of contentious and non-contentious employment work across a range of sectors including education, care and charities. Daily work of the Employment Solicitor will involve advising on a range of issues including employment tribunal and litigation proceedings, mediation, discrimination, whistleblowing, TUPE and the drafting of various employment documentation.
An active involvement in business development and marketing is essential in order to maintain and develop a strong network for the department and firm. Supervision experience is also desirable but not essential.
About the person
The Employment Solicitor/Associate must be a UK qualified solicitor ideally with a minimum of two years experience in Employment matters at a comparable firm. Candidates with more experience will also be strongly considered.
Desired attributes of the Employment Solicitor include excellent interpersonal and communication skills, problem-solving and negotiation skills and commercial acumen. This firm are looking for an independent thinker with an enthusiastic attitude and a strong ambition for career development.
About the firm
This firm are very well regarded in the East Midlands and the Employment team is highly regarded in the directories for the quality of its work and experts in the team. The firm has a reputation in the East Midlands for encouraging a friendly and supportive environment and fee earners across the board are encouraged to take a key role in files with responsibility being given from day one.
For further information on this or other similar roles please contact Laura Gripton at Robert Walters on 0121 260 2512 or email laura.gripton@robertwalters.com
Company
Established in 1985, the Robert Walters Group is one of the world’s leading specialist professional recruitment consultancies with an international network of 44 offices in 21 countries. In the UK we specialise in the placement of permanent, contract and temporary positions across all levels of seniority and recruits across the accounting, finance, banking, IT, HR, legal, sales & marketing, secretarial and support disciplines.
Our specialist legal recruitment division provides a complete, fully integrated service that focuses on the placement of legal professionals into private practice, in-house and the public sector markets. Jobs at all degrees of seniority are covered, from newly-qualified lawyers to partner level, either on a locum, contract or permanent assignment basis.
Our extensive global network of offices allows us to place UK qualified lawyers overseas and internationally qualified lawyers in the UK. As part of the Robert Walters brand, the legal division is recognised worldwide and is associated with great expertise in our field and an unshakeable commitment to providing the best possible service.
For further information about the career prospects we can offer you, please visit our website:
- Telephone
- 020 7379 3333
- Location
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11 Slingsby Place
St Martin¹s Courtyard
London
WC2E 9AB
United Kingdom
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