Commercial law firm in Cheltenham is looking to recruit an Employment lawyer of 2 or more years’ PQE. The team advises a broad range of clients, including businesses, senior executives and entrepreneurs, across the UK and internationally. The work mix is varied and high quality, covering day-to-day strategic HR advisory work, Employment Tribunal litigation, complex exits, restrictive covenant and confidentiality issues, workplace investigations, TUPE and transactional support. The team works closely with colleagues across the Firm, including Corporate, Real Estate, Private Client, Immigration and Dispute Resolution, providing an excellent opportunity to be involved in cross-practice, commercially focused employment work for a law firm that has a diverse and sophisticated client base. Key responsibilities include:
• providing all aspects of advice to clients on employment documentation, policies, disciplinary and grievances, family friendly issues, redundancy processes and GDPR;
• running employment tribunal litigation including drafting Grounds of Resistance, Particulars of Claim, attending Preliminary Hearings and dealing with case management steps;
• carrying out due diligence on transactions and advising on “red flag” issues, drafting warranties and indemnities and advising on TUPE;
• advising Senior Executives on maximising their severance terms on exit;
• advising on all aspects of employment and partnership disputes (knowledge of High Court CPR is valued but not a pre-requisite);
• complying with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations, and Principles.
Applicants will be able to show they possess the following skills/ experience:
• strong drafting skills both in respect of non-contentious and contentious Employment work;
• ability to demonstrate experience of Employment tribunal proceedings on behalf of Respondents and Claimants;
• familiarity with employment data protection and privacy issues including Data Subject Access Requests;
• giving advice on Corporate transactions and advising on all aspects of TUPE.
The successful candidate will also be happy supporting the team in its marketing and business development initiatives.
