Employment Solicitor - £50k + Hybrid - Top Salary & Top Firm

VANRATH are delighted to be partnering with one of NI's leading Law firms. The firm has a great reputation and places immense value on their staff, and VANRATH are delighted to be helping them recruit a Employment Solicitor on a Permanent basis.

The role will be performed within Monday - Friday (Working Hours either 8.30am - 4.30pm or 9.00am - 5.00pm). Office based in Belfast City Centre. Hybrid working available.

Salary

£35,000 - £50,000 (Fully Negotiable) + £4k Car Allowance & Bonuses & 36 Days Holidays

Responsibilities

Manage a full caseload of:

• Employment advice and/or representation matters including unfair dismissal, settlement agreements, discrimination/TUPE, and unlawful deduction of wages.

Carry out work on other team members' cases as required.

• The job holder will be expected to conduct and manage all aspects of his / her caseload, including taking appropriate daily decisions involving considerable exercise of judgement, subject to supervision.

The job holder will require a sound theoretical knowledge of the work and an ability to conduct cases from beginning to end. In addition he/she will have considerable experience usually gained over 4 years of handling a full caseload as mentioned above. The job holder will be required to undertake advocacy in the Employment Tribunal (ET), including preliminary hearings and where necessary may be required to carry out advocacy in full hearings.

Ideal Person

• At least 4 years' experience of handling ET claims including and some EAT claims.

• Good knowledge of law of Employment Law - as applicable.

• Good knowledge of Employment Tribunal (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), rules on evidence, litigation process and funding - as applicable.

• Ability to assess and advise on the prospects of success and value of ET claims.

For further information on this vacancy, or any other job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Jack Groves in the strictest confidence.

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