Employment Lawyer/senior Lawyer - Manchester, United Kingdom - Reed Secure

Reed Secure

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Reed Secure are working with a local authority who are looking to recruit
Employment Lawyer
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Pay rate £40 - £55 per hour DOE:

Main location: Manchester (M60)
Hybrid -Full time only:

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Temporary contract for up to31/03/2023 with potential of being extended

Our Client is looking for someone to provide effective advice and representation on complex legal work and projects of importance to the Local Authority.

Key Responsibilities:

Build and maintain excellent client relations acting as a role model to achieve service and council wide objectives.
Providing timely, high quality and accurate legal, tactical and strategic advice.
Use advanced analytical skills to interpret complex information to identify legal issues, risk and other implications for clients.
To communicate both verbally and in writing to a consistently high standard with the ability to translate and present complex legal advice in a way that can be clearly understood by a variety of audiences.
Where appropriate, to demonstrate exceptional advocacy skills achieving the best possible outcomes for the client.
Demonstrate exceptional negotiating and influencing skills to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.
To be solution focussed always looking positively for ways in which the clients desired outcomes can be achieved.
Research law and procedure to a high professional standard and keep ahead of legal developments.
The work includes drafting ET3s, preparing for and conducting preliminary hearings, complying with case management orders etc

Local government experience preferred but not essential