Solicitor - Employment Law (EA Special Absence Management Team)
Job Title: Solicitor - Employment Law (EA Special Absence Management Team)
Role: The post holder will be required to carry out professional duties as a qualified solicitor specialising in employment law with their primary responsibility being the provision of legal support to EA’s newly created Special Absence Management Team.
Job Location: Education Authority Solicitors, Grahamsbridge Road, Dundonald, BT16 2HS
Reference Number: 24004329
Post Status: Full Time - 36 hours per week
Salary: NJC pts 43 - 49 | £51,515 - £57,559 per annum
Closing Date: Tuesday 10th September 2024 at 11.59pm
Essential Criteria:
1. Qualifications: Be a qualified Solicitor entitled to practice in Northern Ireland and hold a practising certificate issued by the Law Society of NI or be in a position to do so by 1 October 2024.
2. Hold a bachelor’s degree (UK Qualification and Credit Framework Level 6) or an equivalent or higher qualification.
3. Experience: Have a minimum of three years’ demonstrable post qualification experience in a legal practice, including significant involvement in employment law matters (with particular reference to those arising from employee ill health), including carriage of Industrial Tribunal / FET applications.
4. Other: Demonstrable commitment to continuing professional development to ensure competence to practice as a Solicitor in Northern Ireland.
5. The successful candidate will be required to have access to a suitable vehicle (appropriately maintained and insured for Education Authority business) or provide sufficient information on the application form that will satisfy the employer that they have access to an appropriate alternative form of transport that will enable them to carry out the mobility requirements of the post efficiently and effectively.
NB: Desirable Criteria may also apply.
Further relevant information on the post as well as accessing the online application can be found on the EA job opportunities page using the following link: Job Description - Solicitor – Employment Law (Special Absence Management Team) (24004329).
Information about the many great benefits of joining the Education Authority can be found at Employee Benefits.
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