Job Description

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Department:

Employment, Pensions and Immigration - North

Employment Type:

Permanent

Location:

Newcastle

Description

The Newcastle Employment team acts for a range of market leading clients across the financial services, healthcare, and commercial sectors. The team is recognized as Band/Tier 1 in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 UK rankings. They have a strong reputation in Newcastle, acting for significant financial services clients, household name corporates, and leading in the public and independent health sectors.

For more information on our Employment and Pensions expertise, visit our website.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle a busy and varied workload of employment matters, advising various employers, especially in the financial services sector.
• Work on complex discrimination, whistleblowing, and breach of contract litigation (Employment Tribunal and High Court) under supervision.
• Assist with non-contentious projects like restructures (redundancy and TUPE) across jurisdictions.
• Provide employment advice via phone and email.
• Supervise and develop trainees and paralegals.
• Participate in marketing, networking, and business development activities, including client seminars and training.
• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing and training activities.

Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

• Ideally 5+ PQE as a Senior Associate.
• Experience advising clients in financial services and multi-national companies.
• Experience with tribunal claims and contentious employment matters.
• Ability to think independently and provide commercial solutions.
• Strong communication skills and relationship-building abilities.
• Enthusiastic team player with flexibility.

Additional Information

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Permanent
• Job function: Employment Law
• Industry: Law Practice