About The Company:
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £1.7bn and 50,000+ colleagues. We deliver innovative, award-winning services to the public and private sectors and our mission is to make people and places the best they can be.
Working at OCS is more than just a job; it’s an amazing opportunity to begin or expand your career in Facilities Management. OCS has an ambition to become an ‘Employer of choice’ in our sector and is proud to invest in our colleague’s personal and professional development. OCS provides our colleagues with opportunities to gain qualifications through funded development programmes aligned to the knowledge, skills, and behaviours attached to their roles.
About The Role:
We’re looking for a Employment Lawyer to join our expanding Legal team in Ipswich. Your role will be to support our senior inhouse lawyers by dealing with contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. Our Legal team works collaboratively with our operational and central function teams and with no two days being the same there will always be new challenges to embrace.
What we're looking for:
* A strong grounding in advising on employment claims and the drafting of ET3s, witness statements and other documents relating to employment claims.
* Some experience or a basic grounding in preparing and delivering training on key aspects of employment law to clients/internal stakeholders.
* Some experience in drafting policy and process documents of a HR nature.
* A commercial and pragmatic approach that allows you to make informed decisions autonomously.
* Strong communication and influencing skills, allowing you to communicate complex legal issues in a way that suits the audience’s needs.
* You will be a qualified solicitor with up to 10 years PQE*, although we are also happy to consider applications outside of this PQE range.
* In-house or secondment experience would be helpful but not essential.
We use PQE levels as a guide to the level of experience required for the role, and this does not prohibit applications from candidates who can demonstrate the necessary skills and experience that fall outside of this range.
How to Apply:
If you are interested in joining a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply and register your interest! You can also sign up to our job alerts when registering which will notify you when other suitable vacancies are available.
We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.
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