Employment Associate - Leeds, United Kingdom - Thornton Legal

Thornton Legal

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Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Joe Rees Director and Recruiter

Location
Leeds
Salary £ per annum
Sector
Private Practice
Type
Permanent Role
Posted 12 March 2024
Reference
JRE0710We are working with a leading top 50 UK law firm who are looking to add a talented Employment lawyer to their team in Leeds.

This role is ideal for an Employment lawyer who is looking to take the next step up in their career who has between 2 and 5 years PQE.

This is a national practice advising on a range of complex employment issues including: employment tribunal litigation, issues ranging from daily personnel matters, including disciplinary and grievance issues, strategic management issues such as redundancy programmes, industrial action, and transfers of employees.

The practice also works closely with their commercial and corporate colleagues to provide support on transactional matters.

Clients include household names and listed businesses. There is also a particular strength in the education and healthcare sectors.

On a daily basis you will encounter a wide range of matters which will include:

Providing legal advice to a broad range of clients, from company owners and managers, HR professionals and in-house lawyers, to public and private sector organisations, as well as senior employees and executives, on a range of employment matters.
Managing a good mix of contentious and noncontentious employment matters.
Undertake all aspects of employment law including drafting various employment documents, maternity and paternity rights, discrimination, whistleblowing, employee relations issues, disciplinary matters and grievances, mediation, dismissals, redundancy, TUPE and employment tribunal claims.
Transactional support

You will be working with leading employment lawyers and have the full support of more senior colleagues to help develop you professionally as an accomplished Employment lawyer working with a wide range of clients.

As you would expect from a leading firm, benefits are extensive and include:

Birthday privilege day
Christmas shutdown
Holiday buy and sell and carryover scheme
Charity volunteering days
Private medical insurance
Permanent health insurance
Health cash plan
Life assurance
Annual travel season ticket loan
Thornton Legal has strong relationships with law firms of all sizes and specialisms across the North West, Midlands and Yorkshire. We help build the careers of legal professionals across a broad range of experience levels and we would be delighted to work with you now or in the future._