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Harrison Clark Rickerbys Legal LLP Hiring for Employment (Education) Solicitor Job at Cheltenham, England , UK Full Time
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About The Role
It has never been a more exciting time to join HCR. We are a full-service firm, highly recognised as a leader across several practices and have grown exponentially over the last few years, with a recent expansion taking us up to nearly 800 staff across 11 offices in the UK.
Due to continued growth in the sector, we have a fantastic opportunity available for an ambitious Employment Solicitor to work in our nationally renowned and award-winning Education and Charities team.
The Team is truly immersed in the sector and, as well as supporting more than 400 educational establishments, advises key sector organisations on topical issues affecting schools and colleges.
Role of an Employment (Education) Solicitor:
- Advise on a range of employment law issues across the education sector
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and schools to provide pragmatic legal advice
- Develop and maintain knowledge on employment law issues specifically affecting the Education sector, working collaboratively with colleagues across the team to share knowledge.
- Develop opportunities for referral of work across the business and actively participate in business development opportunities.
About You
You will need:
- NQ to 3yrs PQE
- The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and successfully manage client relationships
- Excellent drafting skills
- To be able to demonstrate teamwork and relationship building skills
- Strong commercial acumen and a passion for the education sector
- To be ambitious and organised with a keen eye for detail
About Us
Benefits of working with us as an Employment Solicitor (Education):
- Scottish Widows Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Parking
- 27 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
- Happy People / Perks at Work benefits portal
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Life Assurance
- 1/3 gym membership contribution
- Flu vaccinations
What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for?
As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 70, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them. We have more than 800 lawyers and support staff, including more than 150 partners, and have been awarded the Law Society’s Lexcel quality mark in recognition of our compliance and client care standards.
With eleven offices in England and Wales our well-established presence stretches from west to east, ensuring clients can access a full-service legal offering no matter where they’re located. We’ve expanded significantly in Birmingham, Cardiff and the Thames Valley, and our merger with Hewitsons has led to the addition of two new office locations (Northampton and Milton Keynes), and even further growth in London and Cambridge.
With solid connections in the communities we work in, and a track record of delivering legal advice to businesses and individuals throughout the areas we base ourselves in, our clients continue to value our approach to providing legal advice, in the way they need, when they need it.
At HCR, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients.
We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.
We also want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any changes we can make at any point that will help support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV.
A note for recruitment agencies – The HCR Resourcing Team is responsible for recruitment across the firm, and where possible will use direct hiring methods. We do work with a Preferred Supplier List, and where appropriate, we will release vacancies to those agencies who we deem most appropriate to support us. Only those agencies will be invited to submit candidates via our recruitment portal. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs sent to any employee or Partner of HCR will not be considered an introduction, and no fees will be applicable. Furthermore, we retain the right to pursue these candidates without query of ownership
