Michael Page
Employment Legal Director
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Employment Legal Director - Newcastle upon Tyne
As an Employment Legal Director in Newcastle upon Tyne, you will join a growing team within a highly regarded national employment practice. You will advise a diverse client base on complex employment matters, develop strong client relationships and play a key role in business development and mentoring junior lawyers.
Client Details
The firm is a large commercial law firm recognised for its sector expertise, commercially focused advice and long standing client relationships, with lawyers working on complex, high quality matters that span sectors and borders.
People development is a genuine priority, with regular training and tailored development programmes.
Description
The Employment Legal Director will be:
- Providing strategic and commercially focused employment advice to a broad client base
- Advising company owners, managers, HR professionals, in house lawyers and senior executives
- Handling the full range of employment matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, dismissals and redundancy
- Advising on complex Employment Tribunal claims, including whistleblowing and discrimination matters
- Working on corporate transactions, including TUPE and restructuring matters
- Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, policies and other employment documentation
- Advising clients on investigations and wider employee relations issues
- Building and maintaining strong, long term client relationships
- Developing relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders across the wider firm
- Supervising junior lawyers while contributing to business development
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The Employment Legal Director should be:
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- A solicitor with 8+ years PQE in employment law
- Experienced across a broad range of contentious and non contentious employment matters
- Strong technically, with experience handling Employment Tribunal claims
- Experienced in advising on TUPE, restructuring, redundancy and complex employee relations matters
- Commercially minded with the ability to provide clear, pragmatic advice to clients
- Maintaining senior client relationships
- Comfortable supervising and mentoring junior lawyers
- Able to contribute proactively to business development and practice growth
Job Offer
- Salary of £80,000 to £90,000
- 5% pension contribution.
- 26 days of holiday leave.
- Performance-based bonus.
- Private medical insurance.
- Hybrid working arrangements.
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