Weightmans
Employment Solicitor
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To work within the Employment, Pensions and Immigration team advising employers across the UK on all aspects of employment law, supporting a client base that includes many of the UK’s largest and most recognisable organisations, often advising on complex and high value matters.
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This role provides exposure to a broad mix of work, from complex tribunal claims to day-to-day HR advisory support, offering genuine scope to develop your advocacy, technical and client management skills within a supportive and approachable team.
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Main Duties And Responsibilities
- Managing a varied caseload of employment work, with appropriate support and guidance, to gain exposure to a broad range of employment matters and ensuring cases are progressed efficiently and effectively.
- Providing HR employment law advice to key clients, delivering clear, practical and commercially focused guidance that supports client decision-making.
- Assisting other members of the team with their caseloads as appropriate, working collaboratively to deliver a high standard of client service.
- Drafting and preparing a range of documentation including correspondence, emails, tribunal responses, bundles, witness statements and reports.
- Contributing to the development of articles, legal updates and client-facing materials.
- Supporting business development initiatives including training delivery, client engagement and networking activities.
- Advocacy experience is desirable, however candidates with a strong interest in developing their advocacy or public speaking skills will be supported in gaining experience.
- Working in accordance with client and internal service level agreement and Weightmans’ values, policies and procedures.
- Contributing to the achievement of individual and team financial and performance targets.
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