Associate/Senior Associate - #1780304

Fancy taking your career to the next level? If so, then join our dynamic Leeds team as an Employment Law Solicitor. Deliver exceptional client service and technical excellence across diverse sectors.

The role

We are looking for an enthusiastic employment law solicitor to join the Employment, Pensions and Immigration National Service line (NSL), based in our Leeds office at Senior Associate or Associate level.

The work undertaken by our Leeds team is varied and spans a mix of sectors including commercial, health (both private and NHS); education and government bodies.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team to support further growth.

The person

Given the challenges of this role, it is likely that your background and experience will include the following.

Essential

• Degree or equivalent with A levels or equivalents
• Clear enthusiasm for employment law
• Excellent written English for drafting purposes
• Excellent presentational skills
• Self-starting with common sense and initiative, and ability to work as a team-player working on complex matters
• Very good time and documentation management skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to lead on Employment Tribunal matters and run matters with supervision
• Ability to build very good relationships with clients, potential clients and multipliers
• Very good research skills, including an ability to use online information sources
• Excellent interpersonal and team skills, including ability to work with others, influence and persuade
• Keen interest in developing client training skills
• High level of IT skills
• Marketing and business development skills
  
  

Desirable

• Previous experience of advising large employers
• Some previous experience of providing employment law support to corporate transactions, including drafting contracts, settlement agreements and undertaking due diligence
• Advocacy experience
  
  

The activities

You Will Be Expected To Perform As Follows

Client service

• Deliver outstanding client service to both internal and external clients to encourage client retention and referrals
• Have a sound understanding of clients' legal, commercial and service requirements
• Have effective client relationship and client service skills
  
  

Technical excellence

• Have strong technical competence and legal knowledge in employment law
• Deliver high quality and commercially focussed advice
• Experience in managing Employment Tribunal litigation
• Deliver training to clients and target clients
  
  

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The Benefits

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.

Pre employment screening

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

The firm

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.

We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,250 plus people and over 750 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.

By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase! We're also ranked in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and were recently awarded Platinum Investors in People.

and finally

Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.

To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website .