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: Associate 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: Employment Commercial - Manchester Location: Manchester 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. 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 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 A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join our successful Commercial Employment team in Manchester. We are looking for a technically excellent junior to mid-level employment lawyer who is ambitious and keen to be involved in a mix of general advisory work, employment related litigation (respondent work) and transactional employment law matters (in particular, the employment aspects of M&A transactions). You will be given plenty of client responsibility and exposure but at the same time be part of a supportive team environment. The successful candidate will be allocated to a senior member of the team for support and personal development. Key responsibilities: Providing legal advice to a broad range of clients, from company owners and managers, HR professionals and in-house lawyers, to private sector organisations, as well as senior employees and executives, on a range of employment matters. Managing a good mix of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Undertake all aspects of employment law including drafting various employment documents, maternity and paternity rights, discrimination, whistleblowing, employee relations issues, disciplinary matters and grievances, mediation, dismissals, redundancy, TUPE and employment tribunal claims. Transactional support. Build and maintain client relationships. Contribute to business development. What are we looking for: Qualified Solicitor or equivalent It would be beneficial for you to have some of the following skills: Demonstrable corporate support experience within an employment commercial team The ability and experience of managing a caseload providing sound commercial advice. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. The ability to work as part of a team and independently. Adheres to guidelines and procedures. An understanding of clients’ needs and expectations. Flexibility in approach and a willingness to work outside normal office hours, if required. If you don't meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to submit an application and if successful, we can help you develop along the way. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief. We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths. Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx. Disability Support We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at hrteamhilldickinson.com should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process. Values Trust – Respect – Innovation – Collaboration At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx. All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks. Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.