Employment Senior Associate (5613)
Posted 6 hours 23 minutes ago by Irwin Mitchell LLP
Our Manchester Employment team, led by experienced partner Helen Kidd, is expanding and we're looking for a talented Employment Senior Associate to join us.
You'll be part of a dynamic and collaborative team that represents a diverse client base, including SMEs and PLCs across various sectors such as retail, manufacturing, engineering, financial services and facilities management.
As a Senior Associate, you'll be engaged in:
- A broad variety of contentious and non-contentious work, including employment tribunal litigation, providing day-to-day HR and employment law advice and advising on complex restructures, redundancies, and TUPE.
- You will also be involved in corporate support, advising on executive severances/settlement agreements, and supervising junior team members.
- Participation in business development and marketing initiatives (including client training and seminar delivery) as part of your role.
We're looking for someone who has a minimum of 5/6 years post qualification experience with:
- Strong technical skills and proven employment law experience.
- The ability to manage a varied caseload and to work effectively under pressure.
- Line management experience and a desire to mentor and develop junior team members.
- Proven commercial awareness, with strong client service skills and the ability to build and maintain professional networks.
- 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - you can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday.
- Generous and flexible pension schemes.
- Volunteering days - two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid).
- Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's onboarding process, all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process, including eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record, and financial checks.
The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.
Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.