Associate - Employment (3-4 Pqe) - Cheltenham, United Kingdom - Charles Russell Speechlys
Description
LocationCheltenham
Category
Contract type
Permanent - Full Time
Salary
Competitive
Working hours
Full Time
Associate - Employment (3-4 PQE):
Roles and Responsibilities
- Providing all aspects of advice to clients on employment documentation, policies, disciplinary and grievances, family friendly issues, redundancy processes and GDPR.
- Running employment tribunal litigation including drafting Grounds of Resistance, Particulars of Claim, attending Preliminary Hearings and dealing with case management steps.
- Carrying out due diligence on transactions and advising on "red flag" issues, drafting warranties and indemnities and advising on TUPE.
- Advising Senior Executives on maximising their severance terms on exit.
- Advising on all aspects of employment and partnership disputes (knowledge of High Court CPR is valued but not a prerequisite).
- Complying with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations, and Principles.
- Strong drafting skills both in respect of noncontentious and contentious work.
- Ability to demonstrate conduct of employment tribunal proceedings on behalf of Respondents and Claimants.
- Familiar with employment data protection and privacy issues including Data Subject Access Requests.
- Ability to contribute to business development initiatives, such as through article writing and attendance at networking events.
- Experienced in giving advice on transactions both for buyer and seller and advising on all aspects of TUPE.
- Expertise in dealing with employment status issues including worker status and drafting contracts for services.
- Experienced on all aspects of grievances, performance issues and disciplinary matters.
- Experience of handling dismissals in the context of the financial services industry and an understanding of relevant regulatory issues (desirable but not a prerequisite).
- Ability to present employment training to peers and clients alike.
- England and Wales qualified (or equivalent) between 3 and 4 PQE;
- Be confident to work autonomously and as part of a team;
- Willing to contribute to a busy and successful team with growth ambitions;
- Demonstrate excellent time management skills and have the ability to work to (often short) deadlines;
- Have the ability to develop effective working relationships at all levels;
- Be confident in both verbal and written communication with a diverse range of clients;
- Have a flexible approach and willing to go the extra mile;
- Have a pragmatic and resultsoriented approach;
- Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills;
- Have a willingness to engage in business development activities to raise the profile of the team internally and externally; and
- Balance both team and independent working practice.
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