Our client has a vacancy for an Employment Solicitor (2 to 5 years PQE). The ideal candidate should be hard-working, out-going and a good team player. Experience of working in a city or medium/large provincial practice is desirable. You should have a keen interest in employment law and be able to discuss knowledgeably topical employment law issues. KNOWLEDGE OF: * Advising on day-to-day HR and employment law issues * Drafting employment contracts, policies, and staff handbooks * Handling and advising Settlement Agreements, Redundancy Matters, and Employment Tribunal claims * Supporting corporate transactions with employment law input (TUPE, due diligence, etc.) * Assisting with business development, client training sessions, and marketing initiatives * Exposure to both claimant and respondent employment work KEY SKILLS: • Sound legal knowledge, drafting and advisory skills • Experience of undertaking advocacy in court/chambers/tribunal setting • Experience of presenting to an audience • Commercial, practical and financial awareness • Confidence and ability to communicate at senior levels • Excellent interpersonal and marketing skills with the ability to develop contacts for the team and the firm • Problem solving • Strong ambition for career development • Team player able to fit into a friendly, busy team • Negotiation skills • Organisational ability • Abilit...