Associate - Employment - #1784725

Join Manchester's award-winning Employment Team of the Year! Advise top employers, shape strategy, and grow your legal career with impact.

The role

We are looking for an employment law solicitor to join the Employment, Pensions and Immigration National Service line (NSL), based in our Manchester office, working for employers in the commercial and education sectors primarily. The role will involve working closely with Sara Barrett (Partner) and other members of the Manchester and national EPI teams.

You will be assisting Sara with developing and promoting the Manchester employment practice as part of the firm's ongoing investment in its Manchester office. You will be advising employers on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, as well as engaging in business development activity to promote the firm's practice in Manchester.

The person

You will be 2 - 4 years' PQE, with experience gained in a reputable firm with a substantive employment law practice.

Essential Skills

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

• Degree and A levels (or equivalent)
• Clear enthusiasm for employment law
• Excellent written English for drafting purposes
• Excellent presentational skills.
• You will have the ability to lead on Employment Tribunal matters and run matters with supervision.
• You will have a keen interest in developing client training skills, possess a high level of IT skills, together with marketing and business development skills
  
  

You will be self-starting, possessing common sense and initiative, and the ability to work as a team-player working on complex matters. You will also have very good time and documentation management skills and have keen attention to detail. You will be able to build very good relationships with clients, potential clients and multipliers, possess very good research skills, including an ability to use online information sources. Excellent interpersonal and team skills are required, including the ability to work with others, influence and persuade.

Some previous experience of providing employment law support to corporate transactions, including drafting contracts, settlement agreements and undertaking due diligence is desirable

Who will I be working with?

You will work with Sara Barrett and other members of our Manchester employment team and will be part of the cross office Employment, Pensions and Immigration NSL which is headed up by partner, David Mills. As part of that cross-office team, you may also be required to assist colleagues in other offices.

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 .