TLT are recruiting for an Associate or Senior Associate to join our growing Employment team in Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham or Glasgow. We offer fully flexible working and can accommodate full or part-time hours.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a Chambers UK and Legal 500 ranked team and work with “Leading Individuals”, as named in the Legal 500.
Our Employment team enjoys an excellent reputation in the market and is ranked as a National Leader. We are growing quickly and offer resident employment expertise in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Many of our clients are well known names in the retail, public, and financial services sectors and we provide a full range of employment support, including in defending Employment Tribunal claims.
Your Role
As a key addition to the team, day to day you can expect to be involved with high quality, varied work including:
* Helping employers manage issues in the workplace such as disciplinaries, grievances, restructuring and redundancies
* Assisting with Employment Tribunal claims (almost exclusively acting for Respondents)
* Providing employment law support in TUPE matters, corporate deals and outsourcing contracts, contract drafting and client training
* Drafting contracts of employment, consultancy agreements, staff handbooks, settlement agreements and other employment related documentation
* Collaborating with Partners and working closely with the wider national Employment team
Your Skills & Experience
* A qualified Solicitor, NQ upwards with employment law experience
* Excellent communication skills with the ability and confidence to engage with clients and colleagues at all levels
* Commitment to working in a supportive, team-based environment
* An appetite for business development and maintaining strong client relationships