Solicitor or Senior Solicitor (1-3 PQE) - Employment

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About Hempsons

With 250 staff and lawyers working across our five offices nationwide, Hempsons is a leading law firm for the health and social care, life sciences, charity and social enterprise sectors. We help clients overcome a constantly evolving list of challenges. Examples of ground breaking projects we are working on with clients are:

• enabling new technology providers to establish products in the health market;
• advising on the development of new care models for the NHS;
• helping GPs to expand primary care provision by setting up GP federations and super-practices;
• supporting companies developing novel cell therapies and gene therapies;
• helping charities and social enterprises to initiate new organisational structures and ways of working.

Our aim is to provide outstanding legal services that deliver the best possible client outcomes whilst nurturing a culture that makes us a "great place to work".

The Team

Our national Employment team offers an exceptional depth of knowledge and experience of the health and social care sectors.

With long-standing clients across the entire health and social care spectrum, we advise providers, commissioners, regulators and policy makers; providing robust, actionable and knowledgeable advice quickly across the full range of services our clients need.

The Role

We are looking for a bright Solicitor 1-3 PQE to join our national Employment team and work with us on the extensive range of services we provide. You will be able gain an insight into all aspects of both contentious and non-contentious employment work and have a real opportunity to develop your career with Hempsons.

This role will allow you to experience and work on all aspects of employment law, including: managing grievances and disciplinary procedures, advising on whistleblowing and discrimination issues/complaints, commercial support work such as re-organisations and TUPE transfers and providing vital support to our clients on a daily basis.

You will be required to provide high quality, responsive employment law and related advice in respect to contentious, non-contentious and advisory matters to clients and conduct matters on their behalf as required. You will also liaise with third parties, the other side and legal counsel as appropriate.

Your key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Assisting with ET litigation from commencement to conclusion
• Providing general day-to-day advice to clients on employment issues
• Business development activities including: networking, drafting blogs and articles and attending internal and external events

Skills and Competencies

Minimum 1-3 PQE with an interest in employment in the healthcare sector.

Experience of ET litigation and an ability to undertake the day-to-day conduct of ET litigation files is essential

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and an ability to interact with colleagues and clients at all levels

NHS experience is preferred but not essential.

Flexible and willing to take on a varied caseload.

Diligent, enthusiastic and quick to learn.

What can we offer you?

Our benefits package is designed to enable all colleagues to thrive in an inclusive and supportive environment. These benefits range from private health insurance, life assurance, income protection to season ticket loans and cycle-to-work scheme.

Special Notes and Conditions:

Emergencies and fluctuations in workload may result in the necessity to work additional hours, sometimes at short notice. Staff members will be required to comply with any such reasonable request and to work, within reason, whatever hours may be necessary to fulfil their duties.

Please note this job description is not contractual and may be amended or revised from time to time, in accordance with the needs of the department and/or the firm. The job description will be reviewed periodically.

Hempsons is an equal opportunities employer

Hempsons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and to encouraging diversity through recruitment. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community and decisions to progress will be made with reference to entirely objective criteria only.