Jobs in Brighton, east sussex, england

Your Role

and What You'll Be Doing

Working in our Southern Employment team is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in challenging and complex cases, whilst learning from the very best. Your role will focus on the full range of employment issues advising on matters including employment tribunal claims, redundancy, capability and misconduct procedures, employment documentation, and the employment aspects of corporate transactions working with UK-based and international businesses, including medium, large and listed companies and clients in the education sector. You will gain plenty of hands on experience from the outset with support from senior members of the team to further your development.

The team also run a popular programme of events throughout the year and you would have ample opportunity to support these events and gain experience in presenting at the same and contributing to the success of the Team’s business development efforts.

About You

• Experience advising Respondents on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters
• An enthusiasm for advising on a varied range of employment law issues and taking on new challenges
• The ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• An interest in business development
• Experience in the education sector or with international clients would be helpful but not essential

We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them :

If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands : Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.