Senior Solicitor

Are you a qualified Solicitor with expert knowledge of employment law? Are you able to deliver a professional and customer-focussed service in an exciting and varied role, in order to help shape the future development of our University?

Where you’ll work:
Our Professional Services Directorates have the vital role of delivering the strategies, services, systems and processes that underpin our academic mission. Supporting a community of 40,000 people within an organisation with an annual turnover of £393 million, the Directorates deploy diverse professional expertise to ensure the continued success of the University and the wellbeing of its staff and students.

Our Legal team underpins this by supporting the University on a wide variety of Legal issues. From advising on key multi-million pound construction projects to working with HR providing employment law guidance, Legal play a crucial role in the day-to-day running of the University.

The role:
Our Legal team is looking to recruit a Senior Solicitor on a part time basis (3 days per week)  to provide specialist, technical legal advice in relation to employment law matters.   You will also be involved in advising on student issues involving our student complaints process.

About you:
As the successful candidate, you will be a qualified Solicitor or Barrister with specialist knowledge of employment law matters.  You will have experience of advising on complex and sensitive matters at a senior level and will be able to liaise credibly and articulately with other professionals.  You will be able to cultivate strong relationships in order to communicate the importance of legal compliance and to negotiate effectively.

If you would like to join our people and share our ambition, we would love to hear from you!

To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter detailing your suitability, on the application portal.

For informal enquiries, about this vacancy, please contact Caroline Hilton on c.hilton@mmu.ac.uk

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role.

Manchester Met University is committed to creating an intentionally inclusive culture of belonging that promotes equity and celebrates diversity. We understand the importance of having a diverse workforce and the benefits it can bring to ensuring diversity of thought and innovation in everything we do. We, therefore, encourage applications from people from ethnic minority groups, disabled people and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.

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