Employment is Lewis Silkin’s largest practice area by headcount, with over 150 lawyers in the team across our seven offices. The team handles a wide variety of exciting and cutting-edge employment work, and there’s plenty to get involved with!
Starting the Seat
With the team being so large, and covering so many different aspects of employment law, it can be tricky to know get to grips who does what to begin with. Your supervisor will be there for you from the start, and speaking to them about all of the different areas of employment law that Lewis Silkin covers, and what interests you the most, is the best way to get the most out of your seat. The great thing about an employment seat at Lewis Silkin is that it really is what you make of it – you can try out many different areas of Employment law and figure out what you really enjoy doing.
Advisory
By getting involved in advisory work you’ll develop an understanding of the bread-and-butter work of employment lawyers. You will assist with research and drafting advice to clients on a wide range of issues including: dismissals, discrimination law, worker status, policies (from family to grievance), redundancy, unions, and contractual issues such as wage and annual leave queries.
In addition, you will be able to gain contractual drafting experience, ranging from employment contracts to settlement agreements. You may also have the opportunity to get involved with mediations, which are always exciting and a great opportunity to...
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