Associate - Charity and Social Business
Russell Cooke
Associate - Charity and Social Business
Salary Not Specified
Russell Cooke, Putney, Greater London
- Full time
- U
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 3 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 7b51970722e04a8a8308c5c1c9733d35
Full Job Description
- drafted a bespoke paid leave policy for a charity that employs people with lived experience of domestic abuse;
- advised the board of a national charity following allegations of sex discrimination against a senior member of staff;
- acted for a health charity to defend claims of race and disability discrimination in the employment tribunal;
- supported a membership organisation with a restructure involving senior managers; and
- assisted a homelessness charity to respond to a challenging subject access request involving linked allegations of discrimination.
- Some experience of working with third sector organisations or a strong interest in the sector is expected.
- The role would suit someone 0-2 years post-qualification, but we are open to applications from anyone with a genuine interest, including people with relevant paralegal or in-house experience, and people who have come to law as a second career. All lawyers in our team are given support to develop their career and are involved in shaping department strategy.
You will be interested in working on matters involving employment contracts and HR policies, discrimination, whistleblowing, grievance and disciplinary issues, TUPE, redundancy and employment status. You will also be ready to assist charities to manage their relationships with trustees, volunteers and members, and you will be interested in developing a wider practice including data protection, safeguarding, and charity regulation.
You will report to the employment law partner in the team and you will be working alongside an Associate and a trainee.
Technical skills and expertise
Your career development
Russell-Cooke's lawyers are rounded professional advisers with strong commercial awareness and a commitment to exceeding client expectations. All our lawyers benefit from our cohort based career development programme. We understand the importance of building an internal network and have developed this excellent cohort programme to allow our lawyers to work together across practice areas and share their knowledge, experiences and networks.
At each stage of your career, and as you move through the cohorts, a bespoke training programme will be provided to support you with your development and progression.
We are looking for an associate (0-2 years PQE) to join Russell-Cooke's Charity and Social Business team, providing support exclusively to not-for-profit organisations. The work is varied and would suit someone with employment law experience who is enthusiastic about developing new areas of expertise.
We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.