About this job
You will be required to think on your feet, assist with complex litigation at all levels of the judiciary, assist with advice to the union’s officials, advise members who may sometimes be distressed. Under supervision, you will provide concise written and verbal employment and discrimination law advice to the Union’s members and staff at all levels of the Union, including HR. You will need to speak effectively on complex employment law issues when communicating advice and delivering internal and external talks on employment law.
Having at least completed your LPC/BVC or equivalent and with some experience working in a legal department / practice, you will be able to work as an effective member of the team, organise caseloads efficiently, be proficient in excel and working with spreadsheets and be confident, enthusiastic and knowledgeable in employment law.
How to apply
To apply for this opportunity, please download and complete the general application form and monitoring forms (under “Resources”) and see job description and person specification (under “Documents”).
Please note that only the General Application form will be accepted.
Please email the completed application form to k.loizou@unison.co.uk or send 3 copies of it to Kate Loizou, Legal Services, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY quoting ref: ORD/LEG/FF01.
Closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 8 March 2019.
Interviews will be held on 14 March 2019.
About UNISON
UNISON is the UK’s leading public services trade union, with over 1.3 million members working in the public sector, private, voluntary and community sectors and in the energy services. We employ approximately 1,200 staff, with around 370 at our national centre in Euston in central London and the remainder in our 12 regions across the UK, including Northern Ireland.
UNISON is a dynamic, progressive union, committed to equality. We encourage men and women of all ages, Black and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to work with us.
