1. EMPLOYMENT LAWYER
We are looking for an additional Lawyer or experienced Paralegal to join our highly reputable Employment Team.
Our team acts for both respondents and claimants and has expertise in the following areas:
• Settlement agreements
• Business reorganisations
• Redundancy situations
• Family friendly rights
• TUPE
• Unfair and constructive dismissal claims
• Equality and discrimination claims
• Grievances and disciplinaries
• Absence management
• ACAS Early Conciliation
• Contracts, policies, and handbooks; and
• Restrictive covenants.
You should have at least 12 months’ PQE, ideally with both respondent and claimant experience and be confident in handling your own caseload.
2. CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAWYER
We are looking for an additional lawyer to join our Corporate and Commercial team which offers a wide range of services to business clients.
Our client base is varied, encompassing start-ups, owner-managed businesses, PLCs, partnerships, local authorities, charities, and wealthy individuals.
Our areas of expertise include:
• company formation
• memorandum & articles of association
• sale and purchase of companies and businesses
• management buy-outs/buy-ins and venture capital investments
• corporate restructuring and reorganization
• shareholder and partnership agreements & dissolutions; and
• terms of business and share options.
You should have 1–4 years’ PQE, with broad corporate and commercial experience, strong commercial acumen, and proven ability to develop and maintain good client relationships.
3. DIVORCE & FINANCE LAWYER
We currently have a vacancy for an ambitious lawyer to join our specialist Divorce and Finance team.
You should have at least 18 months’ PQE and be confident in advising on a wide range of issues including relationship breakdown, dissolution of civil partnership and financial settlements. You will also be trained on pre and post nuptial arrangements and co-habitation agreements. Career progression is available.
Applicants for all positions must be team players who display flexibility and a supportive approach to colleagues.
Applicants should also be resilient, committed, professional with a pro-active approach and excellent client-handling and interpersonal skills.
In return we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes:
• Private healthcare
• 25 days’ holiday per annum (plus public holidays), with the option of taking additional unpaid leave
• Company pension scheme
• Sick pay
• Hybrid working arrangements
For a confidential discussion about any of these roles, please call Carolyne Browne, our HR Manager, on 01827 317054.
To apply please send your CV to cbrowne@pickerings-solicitors.com.