Farrar Levin Legal Recruitment
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London, Greater London
Employment Solicitor/ Barrister NQ – 1 & 2 years’ PQE/ Call LONDON
Overview
Law firm in London which is directories-listed for the work it does in Employment law is looking to recruit two Employment Solicitors/ Barristers – one of 0 to 1 years’ PQE/Call and the other of 2 or more years’ PQE/ Call. The team provides advice on the full range of Employment law issues advising (i) employers from the financial services, sports, corporate, media, retail, education, visitor attractions and charity sectors and (ii) individual senior executives. The successful candidate will provide Employment advice to both employer clients and senior executives and may also be involved in some of the safeguarding work the team does within the education and sports sector in particular. Specific types of work which you will undertake include: • Advising employers on drafting of contracts, policies and procedures • Advising employers on day to day issues, such a disciplinary and grievances and smaller redundancy procedures • Advising, within a team, on bigger projects, such as larger collective redundancy consultations • Advising senior executives on entry into new jobs, on issues during employment and on their leaving employment (for example, on negotiating terms or advising on the enforceability of restrictive covenants) • Advising on the management of Employment Tribunal litigation • Providing support to the team's commercial and corporate teams (for example, in relation to Employment due diligence or the TUPE provisions within sale or outsourcing agreements). The team also undertakes a lot of marketing and business development activity so the successful applicant must be enthusiastic about writing articles, delivering presentations and attending networking events.