Employment Partner
- Employer
- JMC Legal Recruitment
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £65000 - £85000 per annum
- Closing date
- 23 Feb 2021
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice
- Experience Level
- Partner, Senior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Employment, Employee Benefits, General Employment
- PQE
- 7+ Years, Partner
Job Details
This firm prides itself on being innovative and forward thinking. They have made a number of strategic partner hires and they show no signs of stopping.
They are a cohesive, inclusive, and entrepreneurial organisation looking for like-minded and commercially driven individuals. They have an abundance of progression opportunities and makes it an exciting time to join them.
The Firm
The practice is one of the biggest heavyweight regional firms in the North West. They are highly ranked in the Legal 500, making them stand out for their notable strength, experience, and presence and have routinely won a number of awards
The firm have grown substantially due to their dynamic team and strategic heavyweight hires. Despite their continuous expansion and continued organic growth plans, they have committed to preserving a real family feel throughout their offices by developing a support network amongst different departments.
The firm place people at the heart of their business. Training and investment never stops, no matter whether you are a newly qualified or a seasoned partner, you will be invested in and their high staff retention rate gives you a flavour of this.
The firm offer the option to work from home in line with their flexible and agile approach to meeting the employee's needs. They provide you with the tools to work remotely effectively and efficiently.
The Role
The firm are looking for an Employment Partner to join their Manchester office.
You will join a well-established team that hosts one of the largest employment teams in the North West. The department have also been recognised in the Legal 500 and won a number of awards for their work.
You will work on a varied and interesting caseload covering both contentious and non-contentious matters, including contract and policy drafting, discrimination issues, managing discipline and performance, and redundancy and restructurings.
You will mentor and oversee the work of junior Lawyers and help them to progress in their careers.
will deal with clients of all sizes, ranging from OMB, SME to National clients. The firm deal with a number of household names in charities, registered providers, retailers, travel providers and from the leisure sector too.
This role comes with strong prospects to progress, in line with the growth agenda.
Requirements
- You will be an Employment Lawyer with at least 7 years PQE (there is no upper limit regarding the amount of experience)
- You will have a strong technical knowledge and first-class communication skills
- You will have good experience of dealing with large settlements
- You will have strong business development capabilities
- A transferable client base or regional contacts is highly advantageous
Remuneration
- Salary is competitive and negotiable depending on your level of experience, on offer is an excellent benefits package and bonus scheme
This will be a hands-on, Employment Partner role where you will get experience ahead of your years in this entrepreneurial firm in the centre of Manchester.
Apply now for immediate consideration or feel free to give me a call for a confidential conversation.
Company
JMC Legal Recruitment was founded by highly experienced Legal Recruitment Consultant, Jason Connolly. His motivation to establish JMC was to create a refreshingly friendly agency with a truly consultative approach and who are always a pleasure to deal with.
We're a dynamic business with our sights set high and a growing client base spanning the country. We believe that in any business the most valuable assets are the people – and it’s true of JMC, too. Whether dealing with candidates or firms, our consultants’ passion for legal recruitment and excellent market knowledge always shines through. Our state of the art software means our consultants are more accessible to you and we keep ahead of the curve in the changing legal landscape to ensure you are always given up to date advice.
What can you expect from us? We will always manage your expectations and come back to you with updates as soon as they become available. We pride ourselves on the highest level of integrity, as we understand that when looking for a new role or member of staff it is often highly confidential. You will find that we always take the time to really listen and understand before we advise. We will get to know you, taking into account not just technical ability, but personality and cultural fit. We’re also easy to get hold of; we appreciate that when looking for a new role it can be difficult to talk during the working day, so we will make ourselves available and find a time that works for you. Give us a call and talk to one of our friendly team today. We’re waiting to help you.
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