Senior Legal Advisers - Employment Law

EEF has a range of Employment Law Adviser roles coming up within our HR & Legal team. We're looking for people to join us who are experienced in a range of employment law areas and who have experience in Tribunal Advocacy, and/or delivering training.

We're able to offer some flexibility regarding location - you could be home based or be based out of one of our offices. Ideally, we're currently looking for people within the South Region - Reading/Bristol/South Wales, or in the West or East Midlands. All postitions will involve travel within your local region to work with clients face-to-face.

We are open to people working full or part-time (min 3 days a week).

EEF is a membership organisation and the UK’s leading trade body focused in the Manufacturing and Engineering Sector. We offer a range of professional services to our members and also to non-member organisations - principally HR & legal, health & safety, climate & environmental advisory, training & consultancy.

Key Responsibilities

• Meet with member companies and clients, whether on site or at the company premises.
• Provide legal advice orally and / or in writing
• Draft settlement agreements and negotiate settlements
• Draft contracts of employment, policies, procedures and other employment related documentation.
• Draft and advise upon restrictive covenants, non-competition, non-solicitation, etc. generally and their enforceability.
• Advise upon and conduct County Court proceedings regarding employment and employment related matters.
• Conduct and prepare all aspects of Employment Tribunal litigation, including drafting of all papers, negotiating with third parties, conciliating via ACAS, preparation of bundles, drafting witness statements, drafting submissions, attendance at preliminary and full hearings and advocacy.
• Prepare and undertake the delivery of training and briefings/workshops to member companies
• Assist the Principal Adviser and Regional Head of HR & Legal to enable them to achieve their objectives and other Advisers as and when so requested.
• Work closely with all internal departments in the retention and recruitment of members, particularly for mid-market accounts and key accounts.
• Manage and/or service accounts in conjunction with fellow staff to required levels as and when required.
• Identify and process fee-paying opportunities.
• Undertake consultancy work generally and in particular for HRC / Employee Relations work and other business units as and when requested.
• Give comprehensive and timely advice via our Advice Line to member companies/clients on all matters pertaining to employment law and employee relations as and when requested.
• Maintain a high standard of professional knowledge and continuous improvement.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Post-Qualified Experience in employment law
• Experience of advising clients in employment law, employee relations, human resources, trade unions and commercial law
• Demonstrable employment tribunal experience: advocacy experience beneficial
• Experience of delivering training on employment law subjects - advantageous 
• Experience of drafting documentation including restrictive covenants, service level agreements, director contracts and non-disclosure agreements.
• Experience of any of the following areas would also be beneficial: immigration, pensions, mediation
• Knowledge of the Manufacturing sector would be beneficial
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – both written and verbal
• Strong IT skills (specifically Outlook, Word and Internet)
• As the roles require travel to meet with clients a UK driving licence is required

We require all job applicants to share our company-wide commitment to putting the Customer First.

If you are invited to an interview, you will be required to demonstrate a good understanding and provide examples of having delivered high levels of customer service.