About Birketts
Birketts is a full‑service, UK Top 50 law firm with a heritage spanning 160 years, employing more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based across the UK.
The team you will join
The Employment Team has experience in all areas of contentious and non‑contentious employment law matters, representing clients from a broad range of public and private organisations and senior executives. Ranking 1st tier in Chambers and Legal 500, the team is highly successful, growing steadily and collaborates closely as a supportive group.
The work you will be doing
* Advising on general employment issues ranging from grievances to disciplinaries to general contractual issues
* Drafting service agreements, contracts of employment, staff handbooks and settlement agreements
* Drafting and reviewing employment policies including performance, sickness, misconduct procedures and maternity and parental leave schemes
* Providing transactional corporate support work
* Advising on wrongful and unfair dismissal
* Advising on redundancy and restructuring
* Advising on TUPE
* Advising on boardroom and senior leadership disputes and senior exits
* Representing the firm in employment tribunal litigation
* Advising on discrimination (including sex, race, disability and age)
* Providing trade union work for employers
* Advising employees on settlement agreements
* Assisting with client training
Qualifications and experience
Applicants should have between 3-6 years PQE. Hybrid working model: 60% office days and 40% home days. Flexibility is welcomed, and part‑time arrangements may be considered.
Benefits
* 25 or 30 days holiday (FTE) plus bank holidays
* Long Service holiday award - one extra week every 10 years of continuous service
* Private healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation)
* Scottish Widows pension scheme (5% employer / 5% employee)
* Staff profit share and individual performance bonus scheme
* Salary sacrifice (pensions, staff profit share)
* Life assurance - 4 x salary / permanent health insurance
* Paid CSR day
* Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
* Subsidised gym membership
* Electric car scheme
* Dress for your day policy
Inclusivity and culture
Birketts is an equal opportunity employer. We do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and select roles based solely on merit.
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