We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But, we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team, working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs.

Whichever team you join, working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things, and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

The work we do has been recognised in the awards we’ve won. We’re committed to being even better, and our awards help to show we’re on the right track.

We recognise that the office 9-5 isn’t for everyone. That’s why we’ve introduced ‘Flexible by Choice’. Whether it’s working from home, in our offices, or a combination of the both, we trust each other to support our clients, colleagues and communities at the right time, in the right way.

The Birmingham Employment team is led by Partner Elaine Huttley, with 11 additional fee earners. Our clients are predominantly businesses and also individuals/senior executives. We advise on the full range of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious, including day to day HR advisory work, projects including TUPE and redundancies, Tribunal litigation, restrictive covenants and corporate support.  Our work is varied, exciting and rewarding.

Our clients include a wide range of UK and international businesses from small organisations, start-ups and SMEs to PLCs, and are across all sectors including (but not limited to) retail, manufacturing, financial services,  technology, education, hospitality and sport.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the team which won this year’s, Personnel Today’s Employment Law Firm of the Year award.

You will be working collaboratively as part of a team, undertaking a varied workload with longstanding clients who value our advice and trust our team.

We are looking for someone experienced in Employment law, but also

• With a passion for the work that we do, a desire to continue to develop and work collaboratively;
• Who has a commercial approach and the ability to think outside of the box and find solutions;
• Who will be an integral part of our team achieving successful outcomes for our clients;
• Who will help and support more junior members of the team in their development and learning;
• Who will support the continued development and growth of our team to drive best practice; and
• Who has an interest in supporting business development initiatives and opportunities.

We’re proud of our values, and we’re looking for people who share them:

• To be pioneering with an imaginative outlook
• To be approachable and caring
• To be tenacious in the pursuit of our objectives
• To be efficient in the provision of our services
• To work with a foundation of integrity

If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.

• 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy additional leave
• Two fundraising days in a year to give back to the community (fully paid!)
• Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services

We also offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace as well as flexible working options to ensure that you are fully supported to work the way that best suits you. Our social responsibility programme is fundamental to who we are. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish. We have a range of groups to celebrate our people across sexuality, disability, age, gender and culture. 

We welcome applications from all diversity groups and backgrounds. We’re committed to enabling everyone to thrive and understanding and celebrating our differences is a key part of that. We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, on the Race At Work Charter and as Stonewall Diversity Champions. We also have a range of networks for LGBT+, disability, generations, gender, social mobility, ethnicity, faith and culture to celebrate our people and to enable everyone to thrive.

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks ­with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.