Head of Employment Department (Solicitor/FCILEx) 8yrs PQE

• Start date
  09 April, 2024
• Contract type
  Permanent
• Role type
  Fee Earner
• Hours
  34.5 per week
• Salary
  Dependent on experience

This position is based at Lawson-West Solicitors Leicester, 4 Dominus Way, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, LE19 1RP.

Lawson West is an ambitious and well-established law firm committed to providing a very high quality service across a wide range of practice areas.

We are seeking a Head of Employment (Solicitor/FCilex) ideally 8 years + PQE, to manage the Employment Department include managing and supervising the members of the team, assisting in the development of and then implementing strategies and plans, ensuring compliance with the Solicitors Code of Conduct and any accreditations as appropriate and continued and profitable growth consistent with the objectives and Core Values of the Firm.

Alongside your technical expertise and experience, excellent communication skills and a team player attitude are essential in order that we can maintain the great relationships we have built up with our clients both internally and externally, as well as the ability to effectively manage client expectations and provide an exceptional level of client care.

Please select the links to view the full Job Description and Person Specification 

OUR CORE VALUES

Our core values are more than just words on a page. We live and breathe them in our interactions with our clients and with our colleagues, they are the backbone of our culture here at Lawson-West and it is vitally important to us that our new recruits also hold these values to be important to them:

• Integrity, honesty, openness
• Caring, helpful, supportive, showing respect for others
• Challenging, empowering, brave
• Approachable, proactive, positive, consistent

REWARDS

In addition to getting to be part of a friendly, supportive and ambitious firm that rewards hard work, loyalty and recognises the need for work life balance and flexibility, we also offer the following benefits:

• Salary at or above market rate reviewed annually
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, Christmas closure days and loyalty holidays
• Day off for your Birthday
• Long Service Awards – additional Annual Leave and 10 Year Club Membership
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoptive Leave
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Flexible Working / Hybrid Working
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to virtual doctors appointments
• Company Sick Pay
• Complimentary Will
• CSR – annual paid day’s leave to volunteer for a charity
• Employee discounts on our legal services
• Employee Introduction Bonus scheme
• Funding of professional subscriptions and training
• Financial Education
• Enhanced Eye Care

HOW TO APPLY:

Please click on the link below to be taken through our application process:

https://hr.breathehr.com/v/head-of-employment-department-35075