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Key Information
Job title: Senior Associate Lawyer – Employment Law (Band 3)
Salary: £72,000 - £80,000 (depending on skills & experience) plus excellent benefits
Grade: Band 3
Contract type: Permanent
Contract details: Full time (would consider part time, 4 days)
Location: Palestra, Southwark / Hybrid working
Expected qualification level: 4+ years PQE
Application closing date: Wednesday 20th August @ 23:59
Hybrid working for this role enables up to 50 per cent of time working from home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements may evolve and are subject to business requirements.
The Team
The Employment Law team at Transport for London sits within a vibrant 90-strong in-house legal department which deals with an exceptional range of work. It is a high performing, supportive and collaborative team and a great place to deploy your skills, expand your experience and develop your career.
Transport for London (TfL) is part of the Greater London Authority family led by Mayor of London. TfL is the integrated transport authority responsible for delivering the Mayor’s aims for transport. TfL is a large organisation with approximately 28,000 employees and a key role in shaping what life is like in London and helping to create a safer, fairer, greener, healthier and more prosperous city.
The Job
Join us and you'll get involved in work that is unrivalled in the average in-house employment law team. You will be supporting an iconic public service that helps millions of people a day and helps drive the capital's economy. You’ll also advise other bodies within the GLA family. Bringing a can-do, pragmatic approach, you'll join a team which handles a wide range of matters including ET claims, all matters relating to the employee life-cycle, policy development, organisational change, TUPE, industrial action and everything in between.
What You’ll Need - (Essential Criteria)
You’ll be an Employment Lawyer with at least four years’ PQE as a solicitor or barrister in the UK (or equivalent jurisdiction with equivalent PQE). You’ll have experience and knowledge of contentious and non-contentious employment law advice. You will be skilled and experienced in managing or overseeing a caseload of employment disputes alongside other advisory matters and have an aptitude for learning about a large and complex organisation.
What You’ll Need – (Desirable Criteria)
You will enjoy the direct contact with clients offered by an in-house role and be quick to build relationships and inspire confidence.
Some experience of the public sector and/or transport (or related sector) would be desirable but not essential. You will be skilled in negotiation, drafting, legal analysis and problem resolution. You will be able to work both independently (with supervision) and with others on larger matters and have experience of working with external lawyers and enjoy being part of an established team.
Well-organised yet flexible, and confident with technology, you have the initiative, desire, and motivation it takes to manage a varied workload. You will be able to deliver practical solutions to complex matters with focus and attention to detail and use good judgment, commercial awareness and innovation to manage risk and find opportunities.
Application Process
Apply using your CV of maximum 2 pages and answering the screening questions provided.
PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria.
Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:
* Final salary pension scheme
* Free travel for you on the TfL network Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
* 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
* TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
* Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
* Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
* Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
* Discounted Eurostar travel
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