Employment Rights Lawyer

Join our dynamic team as a Lawyer specialising in Employment Rights. In this role, you'll manage a full caseload, providing expert advice and representation on a range of employment matters. From unfair dismissal to complex discrimination cases, you'll navigate the legal landscape with precision and professionalism. If you're ready to make a real difference in the lives of our clients while advancing your career, we want to hear from you.

Demonstrated understanding of relevant laws and regulations, specifically within employment rights.

• Ability to navigate Employment Tribunal (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) rules, evidence, and litigation processes.


• Capability to evaluate the likelihood of success and the value of ET claims.


• Skill in calculating special damages and other financial aspects.


• Ability to work efficiently and accurately within tight timelines.


• Clear verbal and written communication, including drafting and advocacy abilities.


• Competency in organising and managing case files efficiently.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook and Word, with knowledge of electronic case management systems., Minimum 2 years' experience handling a full caseload, including direct client contact and litigation.


• Ability to empathise with clients and maintain positive client relationships.


• Collaborative mindset with the capacity to work effectively within a team.


• Willingness to provide informal guidance to junior staff when necessary.
  
  For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.


Thompsons ran:

• the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937


• the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972


• the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)


• the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016


• hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).


Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 23 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.

Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change.

We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won't let up in its quest for fairness.


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  Contributory pension scheme
  
• 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays)


• 5 days additional leave over Christmas (Xmas shut down)


• Permanent health insurance


• Life assurance


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay


• Cycle to work scheme


• Organised sports and social club


• Annual travel and parking loans


• Financial assistance for professional development