Blake Morgan LLP

We are currently looking to hire a Senior Associate into ourhighly regarded specialist Reading Employment team. The team works as part of the Firms wider Thames Valley and South Coast employment offering which would involve work from the Oxford office on occasion (one or two days a month), and from Southampton (usually one day a month). The role on offer is a great opportunity to develop; the prospects for advancement are real. The team provides advice on all areas of employment law and acts for a wide range of national and international clients across the public, private and third sectors. We are consistently ranked in the top tier in the independent legal directories Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. We can provide you with an excellent platform to develop both your technical ability and business development skills within a supportive and thriving team. You will likely soon develop close client relationships that will endure throughout your career and you would have the opportunity to work for clients in both the Thames Valley and South Coast markets. Our encouragement of a decent work/life balance and complementary interests will help you towards a strong long-term profile in this region. This is predominately an office-based role but with opportunities for flexible working dependent upon client and team requirements. Typical Workload If successful, you can expect a mix of employment work. Your responsibilities might include but not be limited to: Being involved in a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious work primarily supporting our Employer clients. Your time will be split between disputes, general advisory work and corporate support work with some client training from time to time. We act for leading employers in a wide range of sectors, from household-name retail clients to leading NHS, government or third sector organisations. You'll have a great variety of work and the opportunity to advise in a range of interesting areas. You will have a direct influence on how you want your experience and expertise to develop and you will be strongly encouraged and supported to get involved in business development work, taking an active role in seminars, webinars and networking events in addition to drafting guidance and articles. Your role will include assisting the partners in supervising and developing junior members of the team. You will also benefit from the support and resources of the larger team based across our other offices, which includes specialist Pensions and Immigration lawyers as part of our business group. Skills / Experience Required You will have developed a genuine interest in employment law in your early career. You will be keen to continue to build and develop your specialist knowledge and your legal skills, including drafting and negotiating skills; carrying out legal research and due diligence; guiding clients in a supportive environment through operational challenges; providing advice in an unambiguous and pragmatic manner; developing client relationships and ensuring that you are a key member of the team to deliver solutions in line with our clients' aims. Solid relevant technical expertise and intellectual ability Enthusiastic and committed to a career in employment work Strong analytical and research skills Relationship-driven and personable Collegiate Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) Strong client and matter management skills A track record of successful practice development IT proficient Exceptional self-motivation and ability to assume responsibility for your own matters The interview process will start as soon as suitable candidates have been identified. JBRP1_UKTJ

We are looking for a NQ-3 PQE Solicitor or Associate solicitor to work as part of the cross-office Business Support and Insolvency Team. We are open to applications from individuals who may have taken the decision to specialise in insolvency after gaining experience in a related commercial practice area. Based from our Southampton office, the successful candidate will work closely with the lead Par click apply for full job details

We are looking for a NQ-3 PQE Solicitor or Associate solicitor to work as part of the cross-office Business Support and Insolvency Team. We are open to applications from individuals who may have taken the decision to specialise in insolvency after gaining experience in a related commercial practice area. Based from our Southampton office, the successful candidate will work closely with the lead Par click apply for full job details

A Legal Support Assistant is required to join the Succession and Tax team in Southampton. The core working hours are Monday Friday 9am 5pm. Due to the nature of this role being to support the fee-earning population, you will be required to attend our Southampton office for this role. Previous administrative or secretarial experience is essential click apply for full job details

Our Regulatory team is looking to recruit experienced full-time advocates with extensive trial advocacy experience to respond to increasing volumes of work and new client wins. Recognised in both Chambers and Legal 500 as a highly regarded team specialising in advising professional regulators, our clients include regulators and professionals in a number of sectors including law (we act for the SRA click apply for full job details

Our Regulatory team is looking to recruit experienced full-time advocates with extensive trial advocacy experience to respond to increasing volumes of work and new client wins. Recognised in both Chambers and Legal 500 as a highly regarded team specialising in advising professional regulators, our clients include regulators and professionals in a number of sectors including law (we act for the SRA click apply for full job details

We are currently looking to hire a Senior Associate into ourhighly regarded specialist Reading Employment team. The team works as part of the Firms wider Thames Valley and South Coast employment offering which would involve work from the Oxford office on occasion (one or two days a month), and from Southampton (usually one day a month) click apply for full job details

A Legal Support Assistant is required to join the Succession and Tax team in Southampton. The core working hours are Monday Friday 9am 5pm. Due to the nature of this role being to support the fee-earning population, you will be required to attend our Southampton office for this role. Previous administrative or secretarial experience is essential click apply for full job details

We are looking for a full-time Office Services Assistant in our Cardiff office. The role requires an experienced professional with strong client focus who will be responsible for all client areas within the building as well as the total care of clients in person and on the telephone. The working hours are Monday to Friday, 9am 5pm with flexibility to work additional hours click apply for full job details

Our Regulatory team is looking to recruit experienced full-time advocates with extensive trial advocacy experience to respond to increasing volumes of work and new client wins. Recognised in both Chambers and Legal 500 as a highly regarded team specialising in advising professional regulators, our clients include regulators and professionals in a number of sectors including law (we act for the SRA click apply for full job details

Our Regulatory team is looking to recruit experienced full-time advocates with extensive trial advocacy experience to respond to increasing volumes of work and new client wins. Recognised in both Chambers and Legal 500 as a highly regarded team specialising in advising professional regulators, our clients include regulators and professionals in a number of sectors including law (we act for the SRA click apply for full job details

We are currently looking to hire a Senior Associate into ourhighly regarded specialist Reading Employment team. The team works as part of the Firms wider Thames Valley and South Coast employment offering which would involve work from the Oxford office on occasion (one or two days a month), and from Southampton (usually one day a month) click apply for full job details

A Legal Support Assistant is required to join the Succession and Tax team in Southampton. The core working hours are Monday Friday 9am 5pm. Due to the nature of this role being to support the fee-earning population, you will be required to attend our Southampton office for this role. Previous administrative or secretarial experience is essential click apply for full job details

Our Regulatory team is looking to recruit experienced full-time advocates with extensive trial advocacy experience to respond to increasing volumes of work and new client wins. Recognised in both Chambers and Legal 500 as a highly regarded team specialising in advising professional regulators, our clients include regulators and professionals in a number of sectors including law (we act for the SRA click apply for full job details

We are looking for an 2-5 PQE lawyer to join our established Commercial team based from our office in central Reading. Blake Morgan has developed excellence in all areas of commercial law within the private, public and third sectors. We pride ourselves on being outcome focused and getting under the skin of our clients including local authority, leisure, education and healthcare click apply for full job details