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Employment PSL - Birmingham

Employer
Taylor Root
Location
England, West Midlands, Birmingham
Salary
Up to £65000 per annum
Closing date
20 Feb 2025
Reference
JN -012025-281427
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Vacancy Type
Solicitors, Professional Support
Experience Level
Mid Level
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Practice Areas
Employment
PQE
4-6 Years

Job Details


About the Role

Our client's award-winning Employment, Pensions, and Immigration team provides comprehensive legal advice to employers across the UK, covering all aspects of employment law. Known for representing some of the UK's largest and most prestigious employers, their reputation speaks to the exceptional quality of service they deliver.

They are currently seeking a Professional Support Lawyer to join their specialist HR and Employment team who provide outsourced advice and support to employer clients.

The team

This role sits with the specialist team that delivers our client's flagship employment product, offering fixed-fee employment, HR, and advisory support to employers. Designed to deliver tailored solutions, it empowers clients across sectors like manufacturing, retail, utilities, professional services, hospitality, and education.

As a key member of this team, the successful candidate will play an essential role in maintaining its position at the forefront of employment law support services.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Legal Updates: Ensure clients have access to accurate, up-to-date employment law insights by updating the HR Rely website and associated resources.
  • Document Management: Maintain and develop the employment document library with minimal supervision.
  • Client Tools & Training: Create and deliver innovative tools and training programs that enhance the client experience.
  • Industry Awareness: Monitor employment law trends and provide proactive, current awareness updates.
  • Knowledge Resources: Develop best-practice guides and materials to support the team in delivering top-tier legal advice.
  • Efficiency Innovations: Explore ways to improve internal processes, leverage new technologies, and enhance team efficiency.
  • Practical Guidance: Draft and update precedents, guidance notes, and checklists while offering pragmatic advice to employment lawyers.
  • Client Engagement: Attend client meetings and events, contributing to relationship-building and professional development.
  • Project Support: Contribute to a range of projects and deliver targeted training or legal work to meet financial goals.

About You

The ideal candidate will bring:

  • Proven expertise in Employment Law, requiring minimal supervision.
  • Excellent drafting, research, and communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
  • The ability to write about, present, and train others on legal developments and procedural changes.
  • A pragmatic, commercial approach to problem-solving.
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
  • An entrepreneurial mindset, seeking opportunities to offer additional services like training to employer clients.
  • Strong time management, organisation, and IT skills.
  • A passion for staying informed about legal developments.
  • Prior PSL experience is not a pre-requisite.

Why Join

Our client is committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace where people are respected and rewarded for their contributions. They value diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds.

They are also proud to offer:

  • Flexible Working: Hybrid arrangements, with home office equipment provided (where applicable).
  • Generous Benefits: Including 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, healthcare cover, life insurance, a pension plan, and much more.
  • Career Development: A commitment to nurturing talent and fostering growth at every stage of your career.
  • Recognition & Rewards: Industry-leading rewards schemes and recognition for excellence.

Join a team that values your potential and invests in your growth.

Additional Information

Our client is committed to fostering equality and diversity, and we encourage applicants to share their preferred pronouns and any reasonable adjustment needs during the application process.

Take the next step in your career with an organisation that truly values its people.

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Company

Established in the 1980s, Taylor Root is now widely recognised as being one of the world’s leading legal recruiters. Operating out of offices in the UK, Dubai, Asia and Australia, we are ideally placed to assist law firms, banks and companies with their legal recruitment on an international basis. Taylor Root has a strong track record in the recruitment of: Heads of legal and legal advisers; Law firm associates and partners; Contract/locum lawyers; Paralegals; Company secretaries and Compliance professionals.

We regularly recruit for positions in all of the following regions: Western and Eastern Europe; The Middle East; Asia including Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, mainland China and Bangkok; Australia and New Zealand, across The Caribbean and Offshore locations. .

In areas such as Project Finance, Derivatives or Capital Markets, where an international search is appropriate, our offices aim to provide truly global coverage and deliver a comprehensive candidate shortlist.

Through hard work, a professional and ethical approach, and not being afraid to be objective, Taylor Root continues to foster excellent, long-term candidate and client relationships throughout all of its offices.

Taylor Root is a member of The SR Group. The SR Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to raising standards in the business environments that we serve. The sectors we cover include tax, legal, human resources, marketing, professional support and executive search, dealing with a substantial number of the world's leading professional partnerships, multi-national corporations and international banking groups as well as small to medium sized developing organisations.

For more information please contact your nearest office:

5 Fleet Place

London

EC4M 7RD
T: +44 (0)20 7415 2828

Suite 614, Liberty House
DIFC
P.O. Box 506739
Dubai, UAE
T: +9714 448 7770

1918 Hutchison House
10 Harcourt Road Central
Hong Kong
T: +852 2973 6333

Level 15, Prudential Tower
30 Cecil Street
Singapore 049712

T: +65 6420 0500

Level 12, 25 Bligh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
T: +61 (0)2 9236 9000

Level 4
520 Collins Street
Melbourne
Victoria, 3000
T: +61 (0)3 8610 8400

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