Solicitor | Employment (4 + PQE)

A global law firm with a first-class employer brand are looking to appoint the first Employment Lawyer to be based in Birmingham. The ranked employment practice has Partners in other offices however are looking to appoint an ambitious Lawyer in Birmingham to build out an offering in Birmingham. He or she will have an international group to work with a consistent flow of high-quality work inbound.

• Work is primarily contentious with some non-contentious matters
• There is a flow of work coming from unionist organisations
• Experience in acting for transport-sector clients and defending employment practices liability claims on behalf of Insurers would be an advantage
• Running your own caseload and assist on higher value/complex cases
• Comfortable inheriting client relationships and managing them effectively
• Clients include well-known transport sector clients with heavily unionised workforces
• Regular instructions by major insurance companies to defend claims on behalf of their insured businesses
• Respondent employment claims ranging in value and complexity covering the full range of employment disputes
• Non-contentious advisory matters ranging from day-to-day ad hoc advice to client HR teams and contract and policy drafting, to complex TUPE and collective redundancy situations

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