About The Role
The role
Our Legal 500 and Chambers & PartnersTier 2 ranked employment team in Manchester is looking to recruit an Associateor Senior Associate. This is an exciting time to join one of the leadingemployment teams in the North as we look to expand and you can expect to befully involved in representing a great client base, from SMEs to PLCs, across arange of sectors including retail, sport, manufacturing, financial services,industrial services and healthcare.
This role offers a very broad variety ofwork including but not limited to:
- Employment tribunal litigation
- Providing day to day support to HR teams as an integral member of the client’s service delivery team
- HR project work on restructurings, redundancies and TUPE
- Corporate transactional support
- Acting on executive severances/settlement agreements
- Supervising junior members of the team and providing support to the partners
- Regular opportunities to be involved in business development and marketing initiatives to further grow the client base and team
Themajority of our work is for private sector respondent clients, although we doalso act for a number of senior executives in relation to high value disputes. Thisopportunity to join a supportive, committed and energetic team will reallyappeal to existing associates and senior associates who have gained a broadspectrum of employment experience at a leading law firm and have a strong trackrecord of supporting on high value and complex instructions, with a genuinepassion for business development and career progression.
The team
Wehave a wealth of experience advising on the full spectrum of HR issues. We helpclients with every aspect of the management of their workforce, adding value totheir HR function and helping them achieve consistently better outcomes. Weprovide pragmatic solutions, not just legal opinions, and can work as part ofan HR department, act as an HR consultant or advise senior management directly.
Whether our clients are attracting and retaining the best talent, fostering thedevelopment of their future workforce, or transforming their teams, we can helpto keep risk under control, while coming up with effective commercial solutionsthat work for our clients’ organisations. We offer support and advice on thefull employment lifecycle including recruitment and on-boarding;immigration and mobility; pay – reward and benefits; policies and procedures;developing and training employees; and exit and severances.
Wecontinue to develop and evolve our proposition and are looking for individualswith a 'can do' mentality to join the team.
The person
We are looking torecruit a Employment 4 – 8 Years PQE Associate/Senior Associate with employmentlaw post qualification experience gained in a leading national or regionalpractice, ideally experienced providing corporate support, you will also havestrong technical skills and the ability to manage a varied caseload. Thesuccessful candidate will possess a genuine desire and proven ability todevelop relationships with clients, a strong commercial mind-set, and a passionfor delivering excellence in everything they do.
They will also beable to demonstrate the following attributes:
- First class academic and excellent training record
- Enthusiasm
- An eagerness to develop and grow the business
- A strong team work ethic
- Outgoing disposition and “can do” attitude
- Drive, commitment and self-motivation
- Discretion and professionalism
- Strong interpersonal skills and confident manner with the ability to relate to people at all levels
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- Organised with time and documents
About Us
The benefits
Withsupport, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues aroundour great development and progression opportunities will reward your commitmentand loyalty. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll berewarded for your individual performance with an opportunity to receive anannual bonus.
Inaddition, we have a wide range of learning and development opportunities viaour Learn platform to develop new skills and progress your career. Our My Flexcomprehensive rewards package includes options covering annual leave (and thebenefit of purchasing extra days), cycle to work, critical illness benefit,employee assistance programme, group personal pension, health care, seasonticket loan and many more benefits (grade dependent).
Finally,with Perks At Work/Home you can select a host of retail benefits that suit yourneeds alongside a Community Online Academy, free courses for all from fitnessto coding to languages to hip hop dance.
We are Gateley
Weare forward thinking and straight talking, our approach is to find solutions tothe problems that our clients face. Gateley is a legal and professionalservices group, we are a group of formidable experts in all areas of law andbusiness. Passionate problem solvers, we get our kicks from finding the rightanswers and getting our legal and business clients where they need to be. Wesupport more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies toprivate individuals, in the UK and beyond. Being part of Gateley is not justabout the expertise that you bring; it's about attitude too.
The'Gateley Story' is the story of our people and our culture. It is what has gotus to where we are today as a successful business and it's the driving forcebehind the Gateley Team Spirit and the values that have shaped it. We have aset of shared internal values that capture what the Gateley Team Spirit is andthis includes five elements that bind us all together as one Gateley: Ambitiousfor Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do and WorkingTogether. Every year across the group, we recognise members of our team thathave gone and above and beyond and have lived these shared values. They arerecognised at our annual Gateley Team Spirit awards.
Diversity, inclusionand well being
Diversity,inclusion and well being is an important part of Gateley's culture and values.We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures,providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex,race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture.
Wecreate an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone'spotential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offerflexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balanceand we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to applyfor any of our vacancies.
Weare proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for ourDiversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.
AdditionalInformation
Ifyou are successful in receiving an offer of a role with our company a varietyof pre-employment screening checks will be completed. Our screening checks caninclude but are not limited to your eligibility to work, professional andacademic qualifications, any criminal records, your financial stability andreferences from previous employers. The screening that takes place will berelevant to your role and will vary from role to role.
