Solicitor 3-5 years PQE
Employment
Southampton
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About Paris Smith LLP
Paris Smith LLP is one of the South’s leading law firms, with a clear strategy and vision for the future. We are committed to ensuring that our clients have a positive experience with the Firm, while inspiring our people to reach their full potential in line with our values.
The Firm operates from offices in Southampton, Winchester and Bournemouth, with approximately 40 partners and over 170 members of staff.
The Role
Our Employment Department has an excellent reputation and is ranked Tier 1 in Hampshire by The Legal 500, as well as being highly ranked by Chambers. The role offers a collegiate and friendly working environment, with a varied caseload acting for both employers and employees, and a good balance between contentious and non-contentious work. We have a strong pipeline of high-quality instructions.
There is real opportunity to develop your own legal expertise and client relationships. The successful candidate will also play an integral role in providing highly valued training through the department’s involvement in the Firm’s Training Arm.
The Department is embracing AI technology and benefits from an internal training programme to support the development of junior staff, delivered in collaboration with the Firm’s technology and innovation team.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
- Supporting the existing team on a broad range of employment work
- Advising clients and assisting with the delivery of pragmatic legal solutions
- Providing a high-quality legal service to the Firm’s clients
- Accepting delegated work from Partners and undertaking work for established clients
- Managing your own caseload while working closely with colleagues in the department
- Keeping up to date with changes in employment law and undertaking relevant technical and management training
- Working from our Winchester and Bournemouth offices from time to time, as required
The Candidate
The successful applicant will ideally demonstrate the following:
- 3–5 years PQE in employment law
- Strong knowledge of relevant legal practices and procedures
- Awareness of firm, client and departmental processes
- A high level of client care
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
Applications
Please note that we are not accepting submissions from recruitment agencies for this position.
Applications will only be considered if submitted directly.
Rewards and Benefits
We want you to thrive at Paris Smith and be the best version of yourself. That’s why we do what we can to support your health and happiness both at work and outside it.
Rewards and Benefits
We want you to thrive at Paris Smith and be the best version of yourself. That’s why we do what we can to support your health and happiness both at work and outside it.
As well as a competitive salary, we offer a range of other benefits.
Competitive salary
We’ll give you a salary that’s appropriate for your experience, service line and location. We use third-party market research to make sure what we pay is competitive compared with the rest of the market.
Performance incentive
We take a performance driven approach at Paris Smith. So, if you perform well and are eligible, you may receive a bonus on top of your salary.
Benefits
Whilst pay is of course important, we look to provide a broad range of benefits as well, focused on health, wellbeing and family.
- 26 days’ holiday (increasing by one day per one year of service up to a maximum of 30 days) plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme membership
- Private medical insurance (subject to eligibility)
- Group income protection (subject to eligibility)
- Life assurance cover
- Personal accident cover
- Discounted legal fees
- Shopping Gateway: get product discounts by shopping online
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Wellbeing
At Paris Smith, the health and wellbeing of our staff is of the utmost importance. In support of this, we offer:
- access to a number of fully trained Mental Health First Aiders;
- health assessments (subject to eligibility);
- an annual Wellbeing Week;
- annual flu vaccinations;
- eyecare vouchers;
- financial wellbeing – access to professional financial advice throughout the year; and
- Employee Assistance Programme.
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You will work closely with Partners and colleagues within the Employment Department, supporting the team on a broad range of high-quality employment matters. The role involves regular collaboration with clients, including both employers and employees, as well as contributing to the department’s involvement with the Firm’s Training Arm.
You will also engage with colleagues across the wider firm, including the technology and innovation team, as part of the department’s commitment to embracing AI and developing junior staff through internal training programmes.
If you believe you are the person we are looking for, please complete the form below and upload your CV
Have a question before you apply?
Email the Recruitment team at recruitment@parissmith.co.uk
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