VACANCY

Role
Employment Law Solicitor or Adviser
(Fixed Term: 1 year)

Reporting to
Centre Director

Overall responsibility
To provide expert employment law advice at our main office in Roath, Cardiff. You may also be required to provide advice at community outreach venues.

Duties
To provide expert advice in all aspects of employment law, including casework and representation, complementing the help provided by our pro bono employment law clinic

Good knowledge and experience of employment law is therefore essential.

Other duties
To undertake other reasonable duties as required by the Centre Director

To co-operate with other staff at Speakeasy Law Centre, playing an active role in the wider team 

To attend appropriate training courses and be willing to learn from peers and leaders

To comply with Speakeasy Law Centre’s policies and procedures as contained in the Office Manual, Health and Safety Policy and as per instruction

Essential qualities
Good knowledge and experience of employment law;

Ability to work independently;

An ability and willingness to work as part of a team, as you will work with a small team delivering debt, welfare benefit and housing advice;

Excellent communication skills.

Preferred qualities and experience
Flexible and able to react positively to change

Experience of the voluntary sector or advice services

Experience of working with vulnerable adults and knowledge of the barriers they face

The ability to read, write, understand and speak working language in the medium of English and Welsh

Experience of working on the telephone, in an office and as part of a team

Salary & benefits
£23-30k depending on qualifications and experience

20 days paid annual leave, plus Bank Holidays

Employer Pension contributions will be paid at 3% or in accordance with legislation

To apply
Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to warren.palmer@speakeasy.cymru

Closing date midnight 23/10/2019

This position is subject to satisfactory references.

For more details, please contact Warren Palmer, Centre Director, on 029 2045 3111
 

Our Organisation
Speakeasy Law Centre has been tackling poverty in Cardiff for more than 25 years. We offer a range of advice and support services to anyone living or working in Cardiff who is struggling with debt, benefits, housing and employment law or discrimination.

Speakeasy Law Centre is an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer. We are committed to equal treatment of all employees without regard to race, national origin, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability or other basis protected by law