Our client, an established lawyer is seeking to recruit for an Employment Lawyer- Senior Associate. In this role you will give practical, strategic advice to a varied client base across the full range of employment law matters. You will represent clients before the Industrial Tribunal and the Courts, lead business development initiatives, and work closely with the partners on the team's most demanding work.
Duties include:
- Advise clients on a wide range of employment and related legal issues.
- Draft, review and negotiate contracts, including employment contracts
- Advise on disciplinary matters, including sitting on independent disciplinary boards.
- Advise on whistleblower protection, making sure whistleblowers' rights are safeguarded and they are properly supported
- Draft and update clients' policies and procedures
- Contribute to legal due diligence exercises
- Advise on complex transfer of business (TUPE), redundancy and collective redundancy matters.
- Represent clients before the Industrial Tribunal and Court of Appeal
- Carry out legal research and analysis, keeping up to date with legal and regulatory developments so that clients always receive accurate, current advice
- Organise workforce engagement initiatives
- Lead and coordinate business development initiatives.
- Build and manage client relationships
- Mentor and train trainees and junior lawyers and help develop the firm's traineeship and young lawyers programme.
Requirements
- A warrant to practice as an advocate in Malta, with 6+ years' post-qualification experience in employment law.
- Excellent written and spoken English and Maltese. Knowledge of other languages is an asset.
- Strong analytical, drafting, and advocacy skills.
- Local experience is required
Education and experience
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