Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
Employment Lawyer
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About Our Employment Team
Our Employment team is highly regarded by both Chambers & Partners and Legal500 for its expertise in handling the full spectrum of employment matters for national and international companies. We have a large team of experts providing a broad range of both contentious and non-contentious advisory support and representation to our impressive FTSE 250 client base.
We're now looking for an experienced Employment Lawyer to join the team based out of Southampton or Newcastle.
What Will You Be Doing?
This role offers a true mix of work as you'll not only be advising clients on employment disputes (including Employment Tribunal work), TUPE, employee relations and business reorganisations, but you'll also be helping them with contracts, policies and procedures and employee benefits.
- Advising clients on employment disputes, including Employment Tribunal work
- Assisting with TUPE, employee relations, and business reorganisations
- Helping with contracts, policies, and procedures
- Advising on employee benefits
- Working closely with regional colleagues to provide support on corporate and real estate projects
You would be working with clients from a number of the firm's key sectors, including retail, financial services, energy, and transport.
What Does the Ideal Candidate Look Like?
You'll be an experienced employment lawyer with an excellent academic background and a strong track record of delivering employment advice. In addition to relevant technical skills we're also looking for:
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- Being a team player
- Being proactive in using your initiative and driving matters forward
- The ability to build lasting relationships with clients
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Opportunities to develop business development skills
What You'll Need
To be successful in this role you will need as a minimum:
- At least 2 years of post-qualified experience as an England & Wales Solicitor
- Proven experience in employment law, gained at a large regional or city firm or in-house
- Experience in advising clients on complex employment matters, including large scale redundancies and reorganisations
- A track record of managing multiple Employment Tribunal cases
What Makes It Great to Work Here?
We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits!
As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working.
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