Employment - Assistant Manager

Job description

Job Title/Req Number: Assistant Manager – Employment Law

Base Location: London plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

KPMG Law is a disrupter in the legal services industry offering legal advisory services combined with new law and technology driven offerings and multi-disciplinary solutions. Our lawyers have the benefit of being part of an exciting start-up business within a leading global professional services firm.  We do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies.  We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is

We are responsible for the delivery of best-in-class Law solutions and trusted to get it right first time.

Why Join the Employment Law Team?:

The Employment Law Team comprises 16 lawyers who regularly work with a wide cross-section of the KPMG client-facing business.

The team undertakes a variety of work with a focus on workforce and pay compliance (including national minimum wage, holiday pay, employment status, pay gap reporting), workforce change (people aspects of restructurings including collective redundancies and TUPE transfers, changes to terms and conditions and transactional support) as well as general HR and ER advisory work including global projects.

The applicant should be a team player with an entrepreneurial spirit and be prepared to work in a different way to lawyers in traditional law firms.

What will you be doing?

• Reviewing documents, liaising with signees, preparing Certificates of Sponsorships.
• Assisting with the production of high-quality draft technical advice and reports to deliver robust and appropriate legal advice.
• Supervising and coaching junior members of staff to help them realise their full potential
• Providing high level of technical knowledge with regards to the employment law of England and Wales identifying and articulating key risks and consequences.
• Help promote the team’s work through participating in team and firm events, giving internal and external presentations and producing expert articles for publications.

What will you need to do it?

• Previous experience as an Employment Lawyer
• Strong project management experience
• High level of technical knowledge with regards to the employment law of England and Wales
• Familiarities with contracts and policies, due diligence reporting and broader transactional support
• Demonstratable experience of strong client relationship and budding business development skills
• Be commercially minded and keen to become a more rounded business adviser focused on delivering a great service to clients

Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras:

• Highly effective stakeholder management and relationship building skills; credible and confident with stakeholders at all levels

To discuss this or wider Legal roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG.

Our Locations:

We are open to talk to talent across the country but our core hubs for Law are:

• Glasgow
• Leeds

• London Canary Wharf
• Manchester

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

Find out more:

Within Tax and Law we have a range of divisions and specialisms. Click the links to find out more below:  

• Law at KPMG: Tax & Law (kpmgcareers.co.uk)
• About our firm: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/about-our-firm/
• KPMG Culture.  Being Inclusive: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/being-inclusive/
• KPMG Workability and Disability confidence: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/need-support-let-us-know/ 

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• Applying to KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/
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• KPMG Competencies: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/kpmg-competencies/
• KPMG Locations and FAQ: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/faq/?category=Experienced+professionals
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