Senior Associate / Legal Director - Employment NHS

at  Hill Dickinson LLP

Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Birmingham, Hong Kong, Leeds, Limassol, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Monaco, Newcastle, Piraeus and Singapore. With more than 1000 people including 200 partners and legal directors, the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum, from non-contentious advisory and transactional work, to all forms of commercial litigation.
Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade, through to retail, insurance, marine, health, education, manufacturing, public sector and banking and financial services.
Job role: Senior Associate / Legal Director
Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30 (37.5 hours per week)
Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2024 and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.
Team: Health Employment
Location: Leeds
Benefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.

Here are some examples of what we offer:

• Annual leave starting at 25 days
• Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
• Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
• 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
• Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
• Annual fitness allowance
• Flexible pension scheme
• ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
• Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme
• Medicash
• EAP with access to counselling
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year
• Life assurance
• Group income protection
• Annual travel season ticket loan
• Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Financial contribution towards home working equipment

ROLE OVERVIEW

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced lawyer to join our successful health employment team, based in Leeds. The primary aim of the role is to support our health sector clients (predominantly NHS) with excellent legal advice and support whilst working closely with the Partner in the team to assist in the coordination of cases, as well as the supervision of other team members. You will also have the opportunity to work as a part of a wider employment team, which currently has a national presence.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Providing legal advice to a broad range of healthcare clients, across the NHS, primary care and private health sectors.
• Undertake all aspects of employment law including drafting various employment documents, advising on maternity and paternity rights, discrimination, whistleblowing, employee relations issues, disciplinary matters and grievances, mediation, dismissals, redundancy and restructuring, TUPE and employment tribunal claims.
• Transactional support.
• Build and maintain client and internal relationships, adhering to both internal and external operating procedures.
• Contributing to business development by seeking new business opportunities.
• Having a wider contribution to the Health Business Group and wider Firm by continually seeking ways to improve.
• Supervision of colleagues work and supporting development of the team by appropriate delegation and coaching.