Employment Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) – Cheltenham

Overview

In this role you will be the firm’s first dedicated Employment PSL, shaping the know-how strategy within a nationally recognised Employment team. You will ensure lawyers have access to high-quality resources, training and technical support to deliver outstanding client service. You’ll monitor legal developments, maintain precedents, and create training materials while promoting best practice across the team. This is ideal for an experienced PSL or an Employment Lawyer moving into a knowledge-focused role with a tangible impact on knowledge management. You will collaborate closely with partners and fee earners in a supportive, innovative culture.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible and hybrid working options
• professional development and career progression
• supportive, collaborative culture
• high-quality, complex employment matters
• investment in knowledge management and innovation

Responsibilities

• Monitor legal developments and maintain up-to-date know-how resources
• Maintain precedents and guidance notes
• Create training materials and know-how resources
• Deliver technical updates to the practice and support best practice
• Collaborate with partners and fee earners across the practice to shape the know-how strategy
• Support knowledge management and continuous improvement initiatives

Key requirements

• Qualified Solicitor with significant Employment Law experience
• Experience as an Employment PSL or in a firm with an established PSL structure
• Strong technical knowledge of employment law and interest in legal developments
• Experience drafting or maintaining precedents, guidance notes, training materials, or know-how resources
• Excellent research, communication and presentation skills
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence across teams
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
• Enthusiastic about innovation and sharing knowledge

• stakeholder management
• communication
• presentation
• strong employment law knowledge
• preceedents/training materials
• know-how resources

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