About the Firm
We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it’s personal or business, we understand that everyone’s situation is different. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities. We’re always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators.
Position
We are looking for a Solicitor or Associate to join our Southern Employment team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work on challenging and complex cases while learning from the very best. Your responsibilities will include advising on a full range of employment issues, such as employment tribunal claims, redundancy, capability and misconduct procedures, employment documentation, and the employment aspects of corporate transactions for UK-based and international businesses, including medium, large, and listed companies, and clients in the education sector. You will gain plenty of hands‑on experience from the outset with support from senior members of the team to further your development. The team also runs a popular programme of events throughout the year, and you will have ample opportunity to support these events and gain experience in presenting and contributing to the team’s business development efforts.
Key Benefits
* Experience advising Respondents on a wide range of contentious and non‑contentious employment law matters
* An enthusiasm for advising on a varied range of employment law issues and taking on new challenges
* The ability to manage a busy and varied workload
* An interest in business development
* 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays – you can buy up to 35 hours of extra holiday
* Generous and flexible pension schemes
* Volunteering days – two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
* Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services
We also offer a wide range of well‑being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme, which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements. We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024! Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish and have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.
Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Legal
Industries
Law Practice
Location
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
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