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Co Managing Director & Legal Recruitment Expert at Ortus Group - dan.sill@ortusgroup.com or 07498305 041

Title - Employment Legal Director or Senior Associate

Ortus Group have been retained by a growing law city law firm area to attract a high quality and ambitious Employment Senior Associate who will alongside the head of group as the business enters its next stage of growth.

This firm is highly rated in both Chambers and The Legal 500 directories as having one of the leading employment practices in the UK . They provide advice across the UK and internationally, the firm have strong alliances across Europe and a brand in the UK that is widely recognised as being market leading.

The firm operate a collegiate one-firm policy and lawyers in all offices often work together on client matters. The employment team is made up of over 40 lawyers nationally and covers all forms of employment work. The London HQ office, where this will role will be based, houses 20 lawyers alone.

The successful candidate will be expected to take on a balanced workload of employee and employer work. At the mid-senior level, employee work is for senior executives, partners and managers and can range from advice on grievance and disciplinary matters, performance management, unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing issues and claims, assistance with litigation in the Employment Tribunal and High Court including on team moves, and settlement agreements. Employer clients include well-known brands in tech, retail and pharma and a wide range of financial services organisations. Work will include the same matters as well as general day-to-day advice, work on contracts and policies, strategic and management issues, reorganisations and business transfers. We also expect mid-senior level lawyers to be a role model and sounding board for junior lawyers

Role Requirements

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.

• Being able to work independently and part of a team.

• Ability to multi-task and manage sensitive documents

• A flexible, ‘can and will do’ attitude with a desire to learn and grow.

• Being proactive especially in anticipating potential issues.

• Strong oral and written communication skills, in particular being able communicate clearly and in a professional manner. • Excellent client care approach.

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and manage a busy workload.

• Being able to manage client and colleague expectations effectively, including when issues arise.

• Confident user of Microsoft Office products and other common software/applications.

• Strong experience in claimant or respondent work, or both. It is not a disadvantage if the candidate has focused on claimant or respondent work as in the role they will have the opportunity to learn and gain experience of the other side.

• Experience in Tribunal and High Court litigation.

• Minimum of six years’ post-qualification experience

• 28 or 30 days’ holiday (dependent on role and in addition to bank holidays).

• Birthday off as an additional day’s leave.

• 26 weeks paid Maternity Leave.

• 6 weeks paid Paternity Leave.

• Hybrid working (usually three days in the office and two days from home).

• Household and lifestyle shopping discounts.

Please get in touch to find out more.

Dan Sill - Ortus Group

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting and Legal Services

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