Slater and Gordon Lawyers (UK)
Employment Lawyer

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Employment Lawyer
We are recruiting for a talented Lawyer to join our hugely successful Employment team in Cardiff.
We’re seeking those with experience in equality/discrimination and have experience of employment tribunals. We would like those who are extremely proficient within Employment law and have the ability to manage client meetings and lead complex negotiations. It's also vital to have experience within redundancy and restructure, employment terminations and TUPE agreements.
We would be looking for those with the ability to advise on various matters such as discrimination, redundancy and contracts (along with reviewing and drafting contracts). There will also be further duties, including (but not limited to) negotiating settlements, supporting our clients through their cases, managing your own caseload and providing top class legal advice where required.
What We Offer In Return
We have a wide range of core and voluntary benefits:
- Hybrid working – 2 days per week working in the office (must live a reasonable distance to commute to the office)
- 35 hours per week – Monday to Friday
- 25 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
- Buy and sell annual leave up to 5 days
- Employee Referral scheme
- Group Incentive Plan (Annual Bonus Scheme)
- Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App providing you with services including annual health checks, access to Digital GP’s, mental health consultations, 2nd medical opinions and much more
- Employee Assistance Programme where you can access free webinars for stress awareness and counselling sessions
- Group Income Protection which will support you with an income if you are unable to work long term, as a result of a qualifying illness or injury
- Health and Wellbeing Programmes and apps including gym discounts, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, meditation sessions and much more
- Life Assurance cover
- Workplace pension
- Benefits Hub providing discounts to over 700 services including cinema tickets, food and drink, travel, and high street stores
- Dental Insurance
- Free legal help and discounted lawyer led legal services
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Some of the benefits listed above are subject to passing probation or are length of service related. Benefits may be adjusted/removed from time to time
Your Professional Development
We will support and encourage you with developing your career with an award-winning law firm. We run courses across our offices and are continuously monitoring and updating the learning and development offering based on what you tell us. We can support you with your continuous professional development by providing funding for professional qualifications, attending external training courses and providing you with a range of internal learning resources.


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Our Values
Like all great businesses, we strive to recruit the best people and uphold the highest legal standards. Our people bring something a little different. We hire people who can challenge, remove roadblocks and deliver outstanding customer service. That's why at Slater + Gordon we go further with our values.
How we work is guided by the S+G Way. This means:
- We do what we say we will
- We don’t wait we create
- We own it, we sort it
- We respect and encourage each other
- We make time to live
The S+G Way defines the specific behaviours and actions that our colleagues and our customers care about the most. We know this, because our colleagues helped to create the way, through a series of interactive workshops and interviews.
For further information, please contact SL.Baylis@slatergordon.uk
Please Note - Vacancies may close prior to the expiry date displayed, subject to volume of applications received.
The Company
The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.
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