Employment Lawyer

Sellick Partnership is excited to be working with a Legal 500 ranked firm in Manchester City Centre who are looking for an Employment Lawyer to join their team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing for employment tribunal cases, including preparation of Claim/Response, Employment Tribunal Applications etc
• Advocacy in employment tribunals
• Providing day to day support to HR teams as an integral member of the client's service delivery team
• HR project work on restructurings, redundancies and TUPE
• Drafting correspondence to the Employment Tribunal, opposing Solicitors, witnesses, ACAS, client advice.
• General advice - e.g. conduct of disciplinary investigations; grievance procedures; redundancy programmes; general queries about flexible working, maternity rights, paternity rights, etc.
• Corporate support

The successful candidate:

• At least two years of employment law experience in a commercial practice
• Strong technical and market knowledge
• Experience providing strategic employment law advice
• Handling complex employment tribunal claims
• Dealing with cross-border issues
• Experience in restructuring and redundancy matters
• Managing complex grievances at a senior level, including discrimination and whistleblowing complaints
• Handling senior executive/boardroom issues
• Strong academic background
• Technically strong with excellent legal knowledge
• Commercially aware with an understanding of large international firms
• Team player with excellent communication skills
• Desire to help grow the team and contribute to cross-office initiatives

In exchange, the firm is offering a competitive salary and generous benefits package.

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity, please contact Aimee Mann at Sellick Partnership.

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