Job Description

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Description

Lawyer or Legal Executive looking for the next step in your career? Our Employment Rights Equal Pay team, based in Manchester, are looking for a new team member to join them#

The role...

The role will involve assisting on existing cases and managing a caseload of predominantly equal pay claims. While the balance will initially be weighted towards assisting on existing files, there will be clear opportunities to take ownership of your own caseload as you develop in the role.

This position offers the chance to join a market leading team, gain hands-on experience across the full spectrum of case management, requiring sound theoretical knowledge, strong judgement, and the ability to support and progress cases from inception through to resolution.



You'll work closely with highly experienced legal professionals, headed up by one of our equity partners with over 20 years of specialist employment and equal pay experience, developing your expertise and deepening your understanding of employment law. As a valued team member, you'll play an integral role in achieving team goals and delivering excellent outcomes for clients.#

Who we are looking for....

We are looking for lawyers, Legal executives or solicitors, who can demonstrate excellent organisation skills and with litigation experience, be that in the civil courts or within tribunals. Experience in Employment or Equal Pay is not essential as full training will be provided.



As the role involves direct client interaction, an understanding and empathic approach and a passion for client care is key. This position would be ideal for someone who is looking to take their next step in their legal career, where your contributions will be truly valued, and you will be given the opportunity and support to flourish#

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme Permanent health insurance Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash) Life assurance 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays) 5 days additional leave over Christmas Employee Assistance Programme Enhanced maternity and paternity pay Cycle to work scheme Subsidised sports and social club Annual travel and parking loans Financial assistance for professional development
Take the next step and apply today!#

About Thompsons Solicitors

For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.



Thompsons ran:

the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937 the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972 the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993) the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016 hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).


Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.



Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change.



We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won't let up in its quest for fairness.



Visit www.thompsons.law or call 0800 0 224 224



Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.