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Employment Lawyer – NQ to 1 PQE
LegalVisionSolicitor supporting SME, mid-market and enterprise clients with employment law and health matters. Engaging with clients directly and managing various legal issues in a dynamic setting.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support a portfolio of SME, mid-market and enterprise clients, advising on a wide range of employment law and health and safety matters.
- Drafting and advising on employment contracts, settlement agreements, staff handbooks, and health and safety policies.
- Assisting with contentious employment matters such as pre-tribunal advice and Employment Tribunal claims.
- Managing redundancy and TUPE processes for clients.
- Providing oral and written advice to clients on a broad range of legal matters.
- Conducting legal research.
- Participating in role plays to improve your client service skills or having team lunches.
Requirements
What you’ll need- You are a recently qualified solicitor in England and Wales with at least 6 months of demonstrated experience in employment law assisting employers.
- Experience advising on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including employment contracts, policies, and handbooks, employee relations, disciplinary and grievance processes, terminations, restructures, and redundancies
- Confident assisting employers across a diverse client base, from SMEs to larger corporates
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining high technical and client service standards
- Comfortable with direct client engagement, including delivering clear, pragmatic, and commercially focused advice, building long-term, trusted client relationships, and translating complex employment law issues into practical solutions for clients
- Commercially minded, proactive, and aligned with a modern, client-centric legal services model
Benefits
Comp & perks- 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays)
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Contractual sick pay
- Paid volunteering
- Birthday leave
- Annual budget to spend on external learning and development
- Regular team socials and events
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Hard Skills & Tools
employment lawlegal researchdrafting contractssettlement agreementshealth and safety policiesTUPE processescontentious employment mattersnon-contentious employment mattersemployee relationsdisciplinary processes
Soft Skills
client service skillscommunicationtime managementrelationship buildingproblem solvingcommercial awarenessproactivityadaptabilityteam collaborationclient engagement
Certifications
qualified solicitorEngland and Wales