Legal Adviser, Employment Law - Cambridge

Permanent
Representation
Cambridge

EEF have an opportunity for a Legal Adviser with experience in employment law, to join our well established team in Cambridge.

 

In this role you will work under the direction of, and in conjunction with, our Principal Adviser and Regional Head of HR & Legal, to provide employment law advice and assistance to our clients and to give legal support to other EEF departments.

 

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:

 

  • To give comprehensive and timely advice to our member companies on all matters pertaining to employment law and employee relations. This will incorporate working on our Advice Line, visiting clients at their businesses, or by putting advice in writing.

  • To draft or scrutinize settlement agreements, contracts of employment, policies, procedures and other employment related documents.

  • To assist in the conduct and preparation of Employment Tribunal claims for EEF members.

  • To undertake the delivery of HR & legal training to member companies.

  • To maintain a high standard of professional knowledge and expertise by appropriate research, scrutiny of published information and training.

  • To comply with office procedures relating to the co-ordination and monitoring of work.

  • To assist the Principal Adviser, Regional Head of HR & Legal (Midlands) and other Advisers as required.

  • To work closely with other EEF departments in the retention and recruitment of members.

  • To identify and, where possible, assist in the procurement of additional fee-paying work for EEF.

  • To undertake such other work (within your professional capability) as is necessary to achieve the overall objectives of EEF.

 

 

To be successful in this role, you will have:

 

  • Post-Qualified Experience in employment law
  • Experience of advising clients in employment law
  • Demonstrable employment tribunal experience
  • Experience of drafting employment documentation
  • Experience of advice recording
  • Knowledge of Employment Law and employee relations issues
  • Knowledge of the Manufacturing sector would be highly beneficial
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills – both written and verbal
  • Strong IT skills (specifically Outlook, Word and Internet)
  • As the role requires travel to meet with clients a UK driving licence would be advantageous

 

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.

 

This opportunity is closed to applications.