My client is looking for a Employment Solicitor/Associate to join their busy Employment department in Newcastle upon Tyne.

They are a Leading law firm in The Legal 500 based in Newcastle upon Tyne with a rich history stretching back over 125 years serving clients throughout the UK and further afield. They have an outstanding reputation for delivering high quality partner-led advice with exceptional personal service.

With 200 employees, they are one of the largest law firms in the North East. Their client base includes large companies, owner managed businesses, healthcare professionals, leisure operators and rural businesses.

This role is a full time position and involves all aspects of Employment Law. Day to day you will be dealing with clients, managing your own caseload and supporting the Head of Department with complex files.

Key Responsibilities:

- Providing advice and guidance to clients on all aspects of employment law and other HR related matters including contracts of employment, service agreements, employee handbooks, internal policies and procedures, discipline and grievance, redundancy, restructuring, sickness absence, family friendly rights, equality and diversity, settlement agreements, trade union and collective issues and transfer or undertakings.

- Drafting and amending all documentation supporting the above, including advice notes, letters and other documents, client scripts for meetings and employee consultation exercises.

- Providing corporate support on employment matters arising out of transactional work including, due diligence reporting, advice and guidance on the application of TUPE (both internally to the corporate fee earners and externally to clients), negotiation of warranties and indemnities governing the transfer of employees and the preparation and negotiation of warranties and indemnities governing the transfer of employees and the preparation and negotiation of all ancillary documentation, such as settlement agreements, service agreements, consultancy agreements and all employee communications in relation to proposed transfers.

- Dealing with the defence of claims brought before the Employment Tribunal by the employees and former employees of clients (for example, unfair dismissal, discrimination, unlawful deductions from wages, whistleblowing) which will include advice on the merits and prospects of a client's defence, consideration of the ET1, preparation of the client's ET3, requests for further and better particulars of the claim, attendance at preliminary hearings, preparation of replies to schedules of loss, preparation of witness evidence, instruction of medical experts in disability matters, instruction of Counsel, attendance at hearings, negotiation and implementation of any settlements and inter parties correspondence.
-Contributing to monthly bulletins and press articles and preparing and speaking at client focused seminars and other business development initiatives.

-Attending meetings with prospective clients in relation to our fixed price employment product.

Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal Recruitment Limited.

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