Due to continued growth, we are looking for an experienced employment solicitor to join our top-ranked team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful team at a senior level, to support further growth, to lead on supporting our clients, and to help develop more junior members of the team.
The role
You will undertake a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious employment work, supporting our commercial/private sector clients. These clients include the likes of Jaguar Land Rover, River Island, The White Company, Odeon Cinemas, Triumph Motorcycles, London Electric Vehicle Company, Volkswagen Financial Services, Carlsberg Marstons, Topps Tiles and Bensons for Beds.
As well as advisory work, you will be involved in delivering our annual programme of training, seminars and legal updates to clients and targets.
You will primarily support three Partners – Richard Santy, Richard Barker and Kate Watkins – as well as being responsible for management and supervision of around 12-14 more junior lawyers.
The wider Birmingham employment team works for a wide range of sectors predominantly covering commercial, health, higher education, sports and charities. It is part of the cross-office Employment, Pensions and Immigration National Service Line of 70+ lawyers which is headed by David Mills and supported by three professional support lawyers. There are monthly cross-office NSL training sessions delivered by our professional support lawyers, together with cross-office and sector away days.
The person
You will have 8+ years' employment experience gained in a reputable firm with a substantive employment law practice.
At this level, you will be expected to perform as follows:
Client service
* Deliver outstanding client service to both internal and external clients to encourage client retention and referrals.
* Have a sound understanding of clients' legal, commercial and service requirements.
* Have effective client relationship and client service skills.
* Demonstrate strong business development credentials in terms of growth from existing clients and bringing in new work.
Technical excellence
* Have strong technical competence and legal knowledge in employment law.
* Deliver high quality and commercially focused advice.
* Experience in managing Employment Tribunal litigation.
* Deliver training to clients and target clients.
* Carry out supervision of junior lawyers.
The benefits
As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits.
Pre-employment screening
If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.
The firm
Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.
We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,250 plus people and over 750 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.
By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase! We're also ranked in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and were recently awarded Platinum Investors in People.
And finally
Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.
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