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Department:
Employment, Pensions and Immigration - North
Location:
Newcastle
Description
The Newcastle Employment team acts for a range of market-leading clients across financial services, healthcare, and commercial sectors. The team is recognized as Band/Tier 1 in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 UK rankings. It has a strong reputation in Newcastle, acting for significant financial services clients and household-name corporates, as well as being a market leader in the health sectors.
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Key Responsibilities
1. Handle a busy workload of employment matters advising various employers, especially in financial services.
2. Work on complex discrimination, whistleblowing, and breach of contract litigation (Employment Tribunal and High Court) under supervision.
3. Assist on non-contentious projects including restructures (redundancy and TUPE) across jurisdictions.
4. Provide employment advice via telephone and email.
5. Supervise and develop trainees and paralegals.
6. Participate in marketing and business development activities, including client seminars and training.
7. Contribute to internal activities like knowledge sharing and training.
Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise
1. Ideally 5+ PQE as a Senior Associate.
2. Experience advising clients in financial services and multinational sectors.
3. Experience with tribunal claims and contentious matters.
4. Ability to think independently and provide commercial solutions.
5. Strong communication skills and relationship-building abilities.
6. Enthusiastic team player with flexibility.
Additional Details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Other
* Industry: Law Practice
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