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Solicitor - Manchester City Centre
HR and Employment Law, Legal Drafting, Settlement Agreements, Commercial Queries, Data Protection, Cross Train into Employment Law.
Location: Office based Manchester City Centre
Salary: Up to £40k (dep on experience)
An exciting opportunity has been created for a qualified Solicitor to join my reputable client, based within their stunning UK Head Office in Manchester City Centre.
Established over 30 years ago, my client, an in-group Law Firm provides a range of Legal expertise and advice to a wide variety of over 30,000 business clients throughout different industry sectors right across the UK.
The Role
As a Solicitor within this Law Firms HR and Employment Advisory Team, your role requires you to work in a team providing legally compliant advice to clients by telephone and email in all aspects of HR and Employment Law, in order to support the business needs of the individual clients, whilst highlighting any options that are non-compliant and the risk this presents.
The position focuses on proactively undertaking cases involving Settlement Agreements, Commercial Queries, and Data Protection. In addition you will assist with other teams across the business including the High Risk Complex case Team, and High Risk Absence Management.
The Person
Ideally applicants will have some commercial experience of HR and Employment Law, HOWEVER, my client is prepared to look at candidates who genuinely wish to cross-train into and develop a legal career within HR / Employment Law.
The key attributes for the successful individual would be excellent communication and negotiation skills, legal drafting, all gained as a qualified solicitor, from within a busy legal department / law firm.
A can-do attitude essential, the ability to work within a fast paced environment, with excellent time management skills and a dynamic and flexible approach. The ability to work under pressure is also essential.
In return, whether you are already experienced within HR / Employment Law, or are looking to develop your career within this specific area of law, you will receive a competitive salary, training / cross training where required, and the opportunity to join a Law Firm, part of a bigger privately owned group of companies, that prides itself on developing its employees and their careers from within.
For more information on this exciting opportunity, please contact Rob Owen at VALIA Recruitment Solutions.
Suitable applicants will normally be contacted within 2 hours, including evenings and weekends.
