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Head of Professional Support Unit Employment, Pensions and ImmigrationTake the next step in your career now, scroll down to read the full role description and make your application.Join our marketleading Employment, Pensions and Immigration team and shape legal support delivery. Drive creativity, collaboration and innovation.The RoleAre you a legal professional with a passion for innovation and leadership?Were looking for a lawyer to lead our Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) team within the Employment, Pensions and Immigration (EPI) National Service Line (NSL). This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of legal support, drive digital transformation and make a real impact across our fastgrowing, leading national practice.The PersonThe successful candidate will be a qualified solicitor.Either be a seniorlevel PSL with relevant expertise in employment and (ideally) immigration law and proven experience of leading a PSL team, or a senior lawyer with the same expertise and equivalent experience.An individual who embraces digital tools and automation.A clear communicator with excellent written English and a flair for engaging content.Strong interpersonal skills and commercial awareness.ActivitiesLead and inspire a talented team of PSLs, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.Drive innovation in legal content creationthink blogs, newsletters, press releases and digital campaigns.Deliver engaging training to clients and colleagues, helping them stay ahead of legal developments.Champion technology, managing automated precedent documents and exploring new tools to enhance efficiency.Keep our lawyers sharp, ensuring theyre up to date with legislation, best practices and market trends.Support onboarding, making sure new joiners receive toptier knowhow inductions.Collaborate across teams, working with partners, innovation specialists and knowledge experts to elevate our national reputation.Why Join Us?Be part of a forwardthinking firm that values creativity, collaboration and continuous improvement.Make a real difference in shaping how legal support is delivered in the NSL and to support us in continuing to be a market leader.BenefitsAs youd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.Preemployment ScreeningIf we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive preemployment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a threeyear employment history and a selfdeclaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our prescreening employment process are available upon request.The FirmMills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we dont offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision achieving more for clients.By joining Mills & Reeve, youll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that is not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also truly values its people. Were also ranked in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and have been awarded Platinum Investors in People. Our mantra is Achieve more. Together., which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase!Our values are the principles that help us fulfil our purpose. Our people shaped them and live them every day.Were ambitious we aim high, we embrace new ideas and were passionate about our work.Were open we communicate openly and honestly to build trust, and we do whats right.We care were committed to each other, our clients, our communities and the planet.We collaborate were easy to work with, we offer help willingly and we get things done together.Diversity and InclusionEveryone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person thrive. Were committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support them.To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. xjdpvnf Therefore, if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.