Employment Lawyer/senior Lawyer - Manchester, United Kingdom - Valia Recruitment Solutions Limited

Description

Solicitor (Litigation) - UK Employment Law
Litigation Solicitor, Principle Solicitor,
Employment Law Solicitor, Employment Tribunal, Legal Services.
Manchester City Centre, Manchester.

My client is a leading provider of Employment Law, HR and Health & Safety advice and consultancy services to small to medium size businesses across the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

As part of business growth and huge demand for their services, VALIA Recruitment Solutions has been engaged to find an experienced Employment Law Litigation Solicitor to work within the Employment Legal Team , based out of my clients modern City Centre office building in Manchester.

Employment Law

Ideally youll be a Qualified Solicitor with recent litigation experience, and will relish assuming responsibility for a caseload in a fast-paced but supportive environment.

There is a strong emphasis on delivering a high standard of care and service to clients, along with a firm commercial approach.

Reviewing tribunal claims and drafting responses.
Providing detailed merits and risk assessment to clients on all Employment Tribunal claims.

Conduct any conciliation or settlement negotiations on behalf of the client, in accordance with the clients instructions (which are at all times to be in writing or documented in writing where instructions are given verbally).

To regularly review the insurance position and update the most likely outcome following receipt of full client instructions and liaising with the Senior Management Team and group owned Law firm to report on any cases, in particular indemnified cases, where there are concerns about the prospects of success.

Conduct preliminary advocacy in the Employment Tribunal by telephone, digitally or occasionally in person.

Provide support and assistance with the ongoing supervision of trainees and/or junior members of the team, as and when required.

Demonstrate commercial knowledge of the Companys range of services and products and to be able to discuss these with clients as appropriate, and to proactively assist in the retention of existing clients and to promoting new business opportunities by obtaining introductions for potential new clients.

Ensuring that the requisite knowledge of employment law and technical skill is of the standard required in order to be able to carry out the work to the standards as outlined in this job description.

In return the successful candidate will receive a highly competitive salary based on your level of experience, additional training and development support where /if required, and have the genuine opportunity to progress your career within a growing successful dynamic business.

Suitable applicants will be contacted normally within 2 hours, including evenings and over the weekend.