Job Details

Reference: 37347242

Company: Frances Armstrong Associates LLP

Vacancy Type: Private Practice Lawyer

Practice Areas: Employment, Pensions, Other, Share Schemes

Locations: UK, London - City, South East, London

PQEs: 1-3 Years, 4-6 Years, 7 + Years, Partner, Other

Salary: Excellent salary and benefits package

Posted: 03 Dec 2008

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On behalf of this Top legal 50 law Firm, Frances Armstrong Associates LLP is currently seeking a Professional Support Lawyer to join the Employment Team within the firms the Litigation department

This well known client is a leading London city law firm with a strong reputation for quality and innovation. The firm is based over several locations and is now looking to built upon a reputation for providing first class advice to many leading names within the Technology, Media, Telecoms and Real estate sectors.

Due to the on-going growth of the firm, we are currently seeking a part-time Professional Support Lawyer to support the Employment Teams at 2 locations. The successful applicant will join the firm’s Employment Team which covers a full range of employment work for a mixture of firm’s clients’. Reporting to Partner level members of the firm, the role involves working with a small team of employment PSLs and a wider team of PSLs across the firm.

The work is a mixture of Corporate Support, High Court Litigation, tribunal work, policy
and strategic planning, drafting and provision of day-to-day advice. As the firm has separate Employee Benefits and Pensions Teams, the successful applicant will be dealing only with 'pure' employment law.

This role would suit a solicitor who is currently fee-earning and who would like to switch to a PSL position or an existing Professional Support Lawyer. Working out of the London office, we anticipate that this role will be three days a week, Wednesday to Friday would be preferred.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

* assisting with monitoring legal developments in employment law and assisting with
preparing internal updates
* assisting with setting the training programme for the Employment Team and some
delivery of training to fee-earners
* helping co-ordinate the collection of materials generated by feeearners to promote and develop knowledge sharing within the firm
* assisting with business development, such as helping to prepare client alerts, articles
for publication and material for the client Employment extranet
* helping to keep the internal intranet databases up to date
* involvement in firm-wide issues, involving professional support and possibly regulatory
matters.


KEY REQUIREMENTS:

* Qualified solicitor with at least 3 years' PQE in employment work.
* Solid experience at law firm with a leading employment practice.
* Excellent academic record.
* Excellent practical drafting skills.
* Good level of IT and Internet literacy.
* Driven, enthusiastic and flexible team player.

Salary - An excellent salary and benefits package will be discussed and awarded to reflect skills, previous experience and expectations.

Start date ASAP

For more information visit – Frances Armstrong Associates LLP

All applicants must be living in the U.K at time of application, and be eligible to work full time and without restriction in the U.K.

Frances Armstrong Associates LLP is a legal recruitment agency specialising in supplying staff and employment solutions to the U.K Legal Sector from offices in London and Birmingham

Job Title: Professional Support Lawyer - Employment
Recruitment: Legal Job - London - Frances Armstrong
Dept: Employment - Professional Support Lawyer

Website - http://www.faa-uk.com