Employment Lawyer - Principal Associate

at  Weightmans

ABOUT YOU

• 7 + YR Qualified Solicitor
• Excellent team work skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong technical knowledge
• Experience of managing and supervising junior fee earners
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent time management and organisation skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and targets
• Flexible approach

PLEASE NOTE

• We encourage candidates to speak to us direct/apply direct for the opportunities we have available.
• Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.
• The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.
• We are open to part time/job share applicants.

Our market leading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team advises employers across the UK on all aspects of employment, pensions and immigration law. Our clients are some of the UK’s largest and best known employers. We believe that the quality of our clients and strength of our relationships with our clients speaks volumes about the quality of the service we provide.
The candidate will be based at our Liverpool office.

As a Principal Associate you will manage a mixed caseload of employment work including:

• Employment law advice to a wide range of clients, including unfair dismissal, disciplinary, grievances, whistleblowing, discrimination, detriment claims and equal pay.
• Industrial relations advice
• Dealing with employment tribunal claims
• Assist other the supervision and management members of the team with their caseloads as appropriate
• Draft and prepare documents, tribunal responses, bundles, witness statements and reports
• Draft articles and legal updates
• Assist with business development initiatives including training and networking
• Produce monthly and ad-hoc client MI reports
• Work in accordance with client and internal SLAs
• Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values and procedures
• Achieve set financial and chargeable targets

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will have other duties and responsibilities that fall within the remit of the role.