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My client is a Legal 500 rated firm, based in Greater London, who are now seeking an Employment Law Solicitor.

The successful candidate will have 1-2 years’ PQE, with strong technical knowledge of Employment Law and a passion for business development. As part of my clients’ specialist Employment team, this fee earning role aims to expand their commercial client base. Covering all aspects of Employment Law, high standards of accuracy and efficiency are required alongside with confident delivery of day to day commercial requirements.

With a focus on their commercial client base, this role also requires a strong background in respondent based employment matters such as corporate support work, wrongful and unfair dismissals, redundancy and restructuring, restrictive covenants and general employment issues. A newly qualified Solicitor would be considered for this role but must have completed at least one seat in Employment Law.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an Employment Law Solicitor to progress their career within a Legal 500 Law firm.

Required skills/experience:

• Process instructions in accordance with established procedures of both good practice and the firm’s quality system and risk management processes
• Assist in marketing activities and maintain appropriate professional relationships with referrers and clients
• Work in a cross disciplinary way with other departments within the firm and on a cross referral basis (promoting the services of teams from across the firm whenever the opportunity arises)
• Introduce new clients to the firm
• Identify and attend appropriate networking opportunities
• Effect financial controls for matters under supervision in conjunction with the Head of Department complying with the SRA accounts roles
• Play an active role within the team and support team members during busy times
• Take responsibility for delegated work, ask for guidance in respect of matters that are unclear and report errors which need to be resolved
• Involve the secretaries and other support staff in an effective way
• Adopt knowledge sharing behaviours at team, departmental and firm level
• Comply with CPD requirements and identify specific training needs
• Attend appropriate informal and formal training
• Promote the firm’s core values and branding
• Supervise the work of any direct reports such as secretaries
• Embrace change and set an example to more junior staff

Location: Greater London

Salary range (DOE): £35,000 – £40,000

Job type: Permanent

Working Hours: Monday – Friday (Full time)

Date: 16.03.2016

Reference: SC337

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