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Employment Solicitor 3+ PQE, London/ Hybrid, up to £60,000 (DOE). Join a supportive and inclusive environment where employees are encouraged to develop both personally and professionally. Offering a competitive salary and flexible work policies, the company presents a comprehensive benefits package designed to ensure a healthy work-life balance for their employees. 



THE ROLE:

As the appointed employment solicitor, you will manage a diverse range of employment cases, providing expert legal guidance and support to stakeholders. Your responsibilities will include overseeing and coordinating legal processes, such as drafting statements and organising disclosure bundles, ensuring efficient and effective handling of each case.



THE CANDIDATE:

Applications are open to candidates with at least 3 years of post-qualification experience and who can demonstrate their expertise by managing a significant volume of advisory work. The successful legal professional will have exceptional written and verbal communication skills while consistently prioritising the needs of the client.



THE ORGANISATION:

Join a high-performing, supportive team where your skills and contributions are valued, and you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside experts.



THE PACKAGE:

This organisation offers a supportive environment, a competitive salary, flexible policies, and a comprehensive benefits package to support a healthy work-life balance.



 

A Global Law Firm in London are seeking a 4-6+ PQE Employment Managing Associate to join their growing Employment team . This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with the Partners as they build and shape the team.

The work:

• Corporate support and advisory work across a broad range of transactional employment matters .


• Acting on workforce classification and restriction covenants.


• Cross-border M&A, workforce restructurings, employee relations, recruitment and severance.


• Advising leading global corporates in Finance, Tech, and high-growth start-ups.

Specifics:

• Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, consultancy agreements and employment policies and handbooks.

• Drafting and negotiating settlement agreements.

• Misclassification issues and general UK start-up issues for early-stage companies.

• Individual and collective redundancy exercises.

• Disciplinary and grievance issues; and

• The conduct of employment due diligence on corporate transactions and the drafting, mark-up and negotiation of employment warranties and indemnities as needed.

You’ll bring:

• 4+ years’ PQE in employment law.


• Strong drafting, advisory, and transactional experience.


• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Why apply:

• Genuine career progression and the chance to grow with the team.


• Work on complex, high-quality international matters.


• Competitive salary and benefits.

Position: IPS Employment Specialist

Location: Dartford, Kent

Salary: £28,976 - £34,718

Type: Permanent

This role will be based across Dartford - includes some home working and is community based working and site based work in clinical settings.

Working with clients, health professionals, service providers and employers, IPS Employment Specialists are focused on making sure a person’s journey into employment, with associated improved social inclusion and wellbeing is as easy as possible. You will work with clients (managing a caseload) who have mental health support needs, to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences. Your role will be to deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach (for which training will be given); providing person centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.

The Role

You will work with people on their individual employment journey from vocational profiling to the point where they no longer require face to face in work support. The six key stages on a typical journey are: outreach/referral; vocational profiling; action planning; job search activities (including working on a one to one basis with employers to match people with appropriate employment); job placement and coordinating support whilst in employment; managing withdrawal of support as the in work support is no longer required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of around 20 clients who have mental health support needs who are motivated to start/return to work.
• Deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach for which training will be given.
• Meet and support clients to understand their key skills, aspirations and goals through completing a Vocational Profile and produce an Action Plan to help them obtain and sustain competitive employment. This includes support with their job search, CV production, application forms, interview techniques and career development.
• Assess client’s support needs related to work which may include benefits/welfare advice, disclosure of mental health symptoms etc., and provide support & guidance.
• Attend weekly clinical team meetings as an embedded IPS practitioner.
• Source job opportunities for clients through tailored job search and regular contact with local employers to explore hidden as well as advertised employment opportunities.
• Provide education and support to employers, as agreed with the individual, which may include negotiating adjustments, return to work strategy and on-going contact with the employer to ensure job retention.
• Build relationships with colleagues in clinical teams to engage and generate referrals and create collaborative working partnerships with clinical staff (promoting employment as a positive intervention in the recovery journey).
• Once employment has been secured continue to provide quality service through conducting regular visits, effective monitoring and in-work support to clients and employers to help sustain employment.
• Spend time getting to know local employers, in order to negotiate job opportunities that meet each individual’s strengths, needs, abilities and preferences.
• To challenge inequalities experienced by clients and address existing discrimination, whilst ensuring a process of learning for the organisation
• Work with employers to promote the service, identify job opportunities and ensure appropriate strategies are in place to reduce barriers in the work place – this can include exploring ‘job carving’ i.e. carving small slices of work from the duties other staff do not have time to do.

Required Skills and Experience

• Experience/understanding of working with people with mental health support needs, or a similar client group within health, social services or the voluntary sector
• Experience of working with someone on a one-to-one basis
• Proven experience of meeting and exceeding outcomes and targets
• Experience of managing multiple tasks at any one time
• Previous experience of working assertively to influence decision makers
• Experience of supporting people to obtain or keep work
• Experience of working within mental health services
• Previous experience of delivering a service using the IPS model

We are inviting applications for the role of Part Time hours per week) Employment Specialist as part of the process of expanding our Individual Placement and Support (IPS) team in line with the Long Term Plan for Mental Health. You will provide advice, coaching and support to clients with mental health conditions who wish to pursue paid employment, which will be in line with IPS principles. Although you will not require clinical skills, you will be integrated with a multidisciplinary community mental health team, providing the employment support element of the overall care plan. You will work closely with mental health professionals, employers and other agencies to support the employment goals of service users with mental health problems. You will be working for a large NHS Trust in London which supplies healthcare to one of the most diverse populations in the UK, and which has been rated as Good by the CQC. Our IPS team are proud of providing great support for people who are looking for work, and are aiming to achieve good fidelity with IPS Grow, who rate IPS services across the UK.

As an IPS Employment Specialist you will:

• Support people with long term mental illness conditions to find paid employment through ongoing support of service users and direct and proactive engagement with employers
• Deliver a service that is fully in line with IPS principles
• Support a small number (no more than 4) service users who are already in work but require support with their employment
• Work as part of a team of employment specialists within a mental health clinical team
• Ensure you are working to the IPS fidelity scale criteria at all times
• Work closely with a clinical team, receiving referrals and feeding back outcomes as appropriate
• Using the Patient Record System accurately and promptly to ensure accurate recording of patient data
• Work in partnership with other organisations and individuals to promote the needs of service users and the Trust

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

• Advise clients on all aspects of employment law, including complex disciplinary and grievance issues, discrimination claims, and unfair dismissal.
• Draft, review, and advise on employment contracts, policies, and procedures.
• Represent clients in employment tribunal and court proceedings.
• Conduct internal investigations and advise on redundancy situations and business re-structuring.
• Provide strategic advice on TUPE and business transfers.
• Negotiate settlement agreements on behalf of clients.
• Manage a demanding caseload of contentious and non-contentious matters independently.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor.
• Contribute to business development initiatives and support the growth of the employment department.
• Mentor and supervise junior lawyers and paralegals within the team.

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister with at least 6 years of post-qualification experience in employment law.
• Proven track record of managing a high-quality caseload of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
• In-depth knowledge of employment legislation and case law.
• Experience advising corporate clients across various sectors.
• Strong advocacy and negotiation skills.
• Excellent client relationship management skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Team player with the ability to lead and mentor others.
• Committed to providing exceptional client service and maintaining the highest professional standards.