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Associate - Employment (Education)

Hybrid in All UK regional offices·Added 6 days ago (last checked 6 Oct)

Browne Jacobson

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Overview

Job details

Permanent contract
Per the ad.
Hybrid
Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

Be near All UK regional offices for hybrid days
No relocation package mentioned.

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

A solid grounding in employment law with a genuine interest in the education sector.

The ability to deliver solution-focused, commercially aware advice aligned to clients' needs.

Strong relationship-building skills with clients and colleagues alike.

A team-oriented approach and a commitment to continuous development.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.

The role

The Role:

What you'll do

We are looking for an associate to join our team, advising education sector clients on the full range of employment law matters, including:

Advisory work: Day-to-day employment advice covering disciplinary and grievance procedures, redundancy programmes, flexible working, family-friendly rights, holiday pay, and contractual queries.

Contentious work: Preparing employment tribunal claims and responses, witness statements, skeleton arguments, and conducting advocacy at hearings.

Drafting: Contracts of employment, policies, and procedures tailored to the education sector.

TUPE: Advising on academy transfers, projects, and general transfer queries.

Union relations: Navigating policy negotiations, restructures, and changes to terms and conditions in a unionised environment, as well as advising on industrial action.

How you'll work

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

Hiring process

Please review the full job description and if the role is of interest, and suits your specific skill set, then please apply. Or for more information, please contact recruitment@brownejacobson.com.

About Browne Jacobson

Industry: Legal
Website: brownejacobson.com

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Additional information

We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.

We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

Take a look at our candidate interview pack for information about reasonable adjustments, what you can expect during the interview process, and guidance to help you prepare.

We request that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs unless specifically instructed to do so by the recruitment team. Please be aware that any speculative CVs sent by agencies without direct invitation from the recruitment team will not be recognised as represented by the agency and will be considered a gift.

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