Bevan Brittan is a UK-Top 100 commercial law firm providing a
comprehensive range of legal services from offices in Birmingham,
Bristol, Leeds and London.
The firm advises businesses across construction, energy &
resource management, higher education and financial services,
complementing the firm's market leadership within housing, local
government and health & social care.
We currently employ over 600 people, including over 90 Partners, and
our award-winning teams provide construction, commercial, corporate,
property, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and
clinical negligence) legal advice.
Bevan Brittan is named among 'The Times Best Law Firms 2024' and has
recently either won or been shortlisted for a number of prestigious awards.
We are driven by our 4 values: Relationships, Results, Reputation and
Responsible. These give us a sense of purpose and ensure we always
work collaboratively with clients and colleagues, continually improve,
make the right choices and act with integrity.
Bevan Brittan is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes
applicants from all backgrounds
The team
Our Employment, Pensions and
Immigration team continues to be a market leader, going from
strength to strength across a range of sectors. Our year on year
growth means that we work with a fantastic portfolio of clients,
many of which are household names.
The team operates on a truly
national basis, providing our lawyers with the opportunity to work
with a variety of colleagues and clients. Acting mainly for
employers, our roster of clients includes national and
multi-national organisations, and we support them to improve their
employment practices and manage workforce issues, as well as
defending employment claims and seeking to mitigate risks for clients.
Bevan Brittan has strong
recognition in the independent legal directories - Chambers &
Partners and Legal 500. In both guides we are consistently ranked in
the top tier for our practices across the UK, with multiple
individuals recognised as leading lawyers.
'The employment lawyers at Bevan
Brittan Bristol are simply wonderful. The lawyers work diligently
to produce excellent work and fantastic commercial results. -Legal 500, 2024
The role
We are seeking to recruit
employment law consultants to join our consultant team.
This is an exciting opportunity to
work with an excellent client base and experience high quality work
but with flexible hours to suit you. Our consultants are
self-employed and work from home with office support. They undertake
a mixed portfolio of work on an hourly or day rate basis. This is a
new way of working for applicants who want to have the flexibility
to choose when and how much work they do (depending on client demand).
Please note that we would be happy
to talk to any potential candidates coming from a more traditional
role, who would be interested in transitioning to a consultant role,
and our existing consultants would be happy to explain how the role works.
In this role and depending on
experience you have the opportunity to carry out the full range of
contentious and non-contentious advice as part of our top ranked
team.
What we are looking for from you
Successful applicants will possess
the following skills key to the role:
A broad range of contentious and
non-contentious employment experience
Strong communication skills with
a professional approach to work
Confidence in working directly
with clients
An ability to build strong
interpersonal relationships
A keenness to work
collaboratively with colleagues at junior and senior levels
Excellent project management skills
A practical and commercial approach
Work-life balance
Where possible, we want to offer all Bevan Brittan people flexibility
to work their week in a way that suits them - we operate a hybrid
working model based on the needs of our clients, teams and that of the
individual. Our core business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday to Friday,
however we are open to individuals working more flexibly around those
times and would welcome a conversation with you if you have any questions.
We offer a substantial benefits package to all employees including:
A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up to an
additional 5 days)
Discretionary bonus scheme
Generous pension scheme
Private medical insurance through Vitality
Biennial private health assessment through Nuffield Health
Life assurance
Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Responsible business
To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part of
Bevan Brittan's identity, running through our culture and embodied by
the clients we serve. We want to demonstrate our commitment to these
causes through actions rather than words; colleagues from across the
firm are already heavily involved, living and breathing the four
pillars of our Responsible Business strategy:
Community Engagement -Each lawyer has the
opportunity to undertake pro bono legal work for local charities and
not-for-profit organisations. We also play an active role through
our local office communities, in 2023 we fundraised and donated a
total of £100,000 to our four regional office charities, with each
charity receiving £25,000 to help fund their vital services.
Environmental Sustainability- Bevan Brittan is
proudly a carbon neutral firm. We have achieved the UN's Climate
Neutral Now accreditation and our environmental sustainability plan
is focused on achieving our net zero carbon target.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion- We have a
strong and vibrant diversity programme that gives colleagues across
the firm an opportunity to take part, led by our Equality, Diversity
& Inclusion Committee and supported by our Ambassadors, who
drive engagement in our strategy and raise awareness across the firm.
Wellbeing -We are proud of our open culture, where
colleagues feel empowered to speak openly about physical and mental
health issues and to seek out support when needed. We have trained
21 colleagues across the firm as Mental Health First Aider s and
established a programme of initiatives including our informal
'coffee with' scheme.
Collectively, these four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues'
wellbeing; offer an environment in which all can progress on merit,
regardless of personal circumstances or background; give something
back to the communities in which we work; and protect the environment.
