LOCUM SUPPORT TO PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATIONS, CHARITIES, TRADE UNIONS OR LAW FIRMS
I am a qualified solicitor with a current Practicing Certificate looking to offer legal services to public sector organisations, trade unions or law firms
Locum support
As a solicitor with a clean practicing certificate I can provide legal support services tailored to your needs.
Public sector knowledge
As a former long serving civil servant before entering the legal profession I have knowledge of working with a key government department (Department of Health) in health policy and industrial relations.
Employment Law
As a lawyer with over 5 years experience working in a law firm specialising in employment law I can provide your company with locum support on various areas of employment law including, advice on contracts of employment, settlement agreements, interpretation of employment law, merit assessments, drafting legal documents including open/without prejudice letters, drafting articles on case decisions, dealing with enquiries. Of equal value is my knowledge of working for many years in industrial relations as a trade union negotiator and rep within the public sector
Other areas of law
I have a keen interest in other areas of law and willing to undertake legal support work in different disciplines I have developed knowledge in. I have worked for many years as a lawyer providing advice in legal advice centres, on housing, consumer law and civil law. I have a particular interest in developing my skills and knowledge in certain aspects of private client law, especially LPAs, Probate Practice and Wills and Succession where I am currently studying further qualifications.
Competitive rate
Willing to negotiate a discounted rate due to limited PQE.
Advice service
Able to offer an advice service on employment law mainly but also willing to develop agreed crib sheets on other areas of law responding to any service users with initial advice and quoting for further legal advice, assistance, representation.
Legal Services I can provide to individual clients
I can provide you with advice and/or assistance on a number of employment law matters listed below
Some of the areas I can advise
- Contracts of Employment
- Employment policies
- Law around unfair and Wrongful Dismissal
- Disciplinaries and Grievances
- Discrimination
- Equal Pay
- Whistleblowing
- Recruitment policies
- Transfer of Undertakings
- Redundancy
- Service Agreements
- Contractual Disputes
- Restrictive Covenants in employment contracts
- Changes to employment contracts
- Minimum Wage
- Data protection issues
Review of documents
I will review documents sent to me electronically in order to evaluate the merits or chances of success of a case, in order to provide informed advice.
Advice on your case
I can provide you with advice on the merits of your case based on the facts and relevant law.
Help with drafting documents
I am able to advise you are drafting a series of employment related documents. These include:
- Formal grievances
- Open letter setting out nature of claim - factual background and the applicable employment law
- Without prejudice letter setting out compensation sought
- Help understanding a Schedule of Loss and what to include