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Employment Lawyer
Watershed is a solicitors’ practice
- A commercially minded employment lawyers and human resources professionals practice.
- Based in Manchester, with national clients.
- Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Senior Employment Lawyer
Watershed is looking for a Senior Employment Lawyer to handle:
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Helping to grow and develop our services in employment law:
- Maximising opportunities
- Developing long-term, fruitful relationships with new and existing clients
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Advising daily on a wide range of matters, both routine and complex, which may be:
- Contentious or non-contentious
- Covering all aspects of employment law
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Representing clients at employment tribunals and employment appeal tribunals, including carrying out any advocacy.
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Advising on and often participating in:
- Complex collective redundancies
- Collective bargaining
- Large-scale changes to terms and conditions
- Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) transfers.
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Working on and managing a range of clients' projects, including:
- Project management.
- Handling day-to-day employment matters.
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Building and sustaining relationships and developing new accounts, providing:
- Innovative solutions
- Competitive ideas on:
- Employment law services
- Technology approaches
- Methodology
About You
You’ll need:
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Experience in employment law, with a proven track record of working with:
- Large private sector businesses
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5+ years’ Post-Qualified Experience in a fees-based professional firm
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Solid technical competence in employment law.
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The confidence to credibly advise:
- Senior managers within large organisations.
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What we’re looking for:
You should be:
- Up-to-date with modern working practices.
- Savvy about pressures faced by busy managers on a day-to-day basis.
- Personable and professional.
- Driven to develop new business in a competitive industry.
- Capable of building and maintaining strong relationships with demanding clients.
- A confident communicator:
- Leading the presentation of services and products tailored to meet clients' needs.
- Commercially astute, with passion to build long-term client relationships.
Salary and Benefits
- A competitive salary depending on experience.
- Private health insurance.
- Car allowance.
This would be an excellent position for an individual who enjoys:
- Travel
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