Shakespeare Martineau is a law firm with big ambitions for both our clients and our people. We are one firm of original thinkers, inspired to create an outstanding future for our clients, our people and our community.
Working with organisations of all sizes our team delivers a broad range of specialist legal services, and has particular expertise across sectors including but not limited to; energy, education, banking & financial services, investment funds and advanced manufacturing.
Our vision is to be the outstanding legal force in our specialist sectors and markets. Our people are renowned for their flair and individuality.
We firmly believe that people and spirit are at the heart of everything we do. Our commitment is to help all our people fulfil their careers and ambitions and we strive to create an environment where each individual can understand and then achieve their full potential. Great performance for us is a blend of excellent technical and business skills and the talent and drive to do things differently. |
Our Corporate and Commercial group undertakes various corporate, commercial, tax, banking and employment work at all levels. Our specialist teams combine unsurpassed expertise with a sound understanding of the corporate landscape to provide exceptional solutions for every aspect of our clients’ corporate and business law requirements.
Our Employment team provides commercial, practical advice to employers and senior employees on all aspects of employment law. The team comprises a number of highly skilled litigators and is known for its successful handling of Employment Tribunal litigation, including large complex discrimination cases, and largely undertake our own advocacy in Tribunals. We also have experience of dealing with cases in the Employment Appeal Tribunal, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and European Court of Justice. Our specialist lawyers train and advise managers to handle staff effectively and to deal with disputes where and when they arise, including fighting court and tribunal cases where necessary. We have a strong, local, national and multinational corporate client base, particularly in industry sectors such as education, logistics, food and drink, retail, transport and manufacturing. The team also includes specialist advisors on business immigration and provide that support to many clients in most sectors. |
The role:
We are looking for an Associate or a Solicitor with over 5 years’ experience to join our Nottingham-based Employment team, part of the firm’s Corporate and Commercial group. Although the role is based in Nottingham, there may be some travel required to the Leicester and Birmingham offices.
The role is to produce high quality legal services to clients on all aspects of employment work which is both contentious and non contentious, and will involve corporate support.
Your key duties will include:
- attending and running client meetings
- taking clients’ instructions
- giving clear advice in correspondence and in person
- drafting documents, letters and contracts tailored to the client’s individual needs
- attending and delivering internal and external training to clients
- negotiating with clients and other professionals to secure agreed objectives
- acting on behalf of clients in disputes and representing them in tribunal, if necessary
- instructing barristers or specialist advocates to appear in tribunal for the client in complex disputes
- preparing papers for tribunal
- working in a team, sometimes referring cases to the head of department
- producing internal bulletins
- assisting and supervising more junior fee earners, delegating appropriate work to trainees and supporting more senior staff on large complex matters
- taking a proactive approach to business development
Skills and experience you will have:
- a minimum of 5yrs’ experience in employment law
- some previous experience in managing or supervising others
- the ability to bring new business into the firm
Key competencies you will need:
- a willingness and enthusiasm to get involved in business development activities, ideally able to demonstrate a proven track record of success in this area
- motivation to take up a challenge at an exciting time
- ideally strong connections to and a knowledge of the local market place
About you – you will be:
- self-motivated and with a desire to succeed
- tidy, well organised and motivated
- able to self-manage and take ownership of problems
- highly enthusiastic, willing to go the extra mile and be happy to go beyond the job description
- respectful towards others and have a positive, willing and ‘can do’ attitude
- keen to learn, interested in driving your own career progression and be proactive in taking ownership of this
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Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. |
