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LegalVision is a commercial law firm offering fixed-fee legal membership and unlimited legal support to SMEs and in-house teams. The firm uses custom-built technology to deliver fast, high-quality legal services with predictable pricing.
You will join the Employment practice as an Associate, supporting a growing portfolio of SME and enterprise clients across diverse industries including SaaS/IT, healthcare, e-commerce, construction, and recruitment. Your work will be varied and hands-on, spanning both contentious and non-contentious matters.
Key responsibilities include:
- Drafting and advising on employment contracts, settlement agreements, staff handbooks, and health and safety policies
- Assisting with contentious employment matters such as pre-tribunal advice and Employment Tribunal claims
- Managing redundancy and TUPE processes for clients
- Delivering clear, practical, and commercially focused advice to clients
- Managing matters end-to-end in a fast-paced, high-volume practice
- Communicating directly with clients and building long-term trusted relationships
- Supervising trainees and/or junior lawyers and working collaboratively within a high-performing team
The role offers exposure to interesting work at scale, clear progression, and the opportunity to be part of an innovative law firm. While based in the Manchester office is preferred, flexible and fully remote working arrangements are available for the right candidate.
Benefits include 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), annual learning and development budget, birthday leave, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, annual health and wellbeing allowance, and regular team socials.
Requirements:
- English-qualified lawyer with at least 1 year of post-qualification experience as an employment lawyer in a reputable UK law firm or in-house legal team
- Broad experience advising on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including employment contracts, policies, handbooks, employee relations, disciplinary and grievance processes, terminations, restructures, and redundancies
- Confident advising employers across a diverse client base, from SMEs to larger corporates
- Strong track record of managing matters end-to-end in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining high technical and client service standards
- Comfortable with direct client engagement and translating complex employment law issues into practical solutions
- Commercially minded, proactive, and aligned with a modern, client-centric legal services model
- Experience supervising trainees and/or junior lawyers
