Associate/Senior Associate, Employment Lawyer, Tax & Legal

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Excellent and rapidly expanding team of imaginative, innovative and entrepreneurial lawyers: The team currently comprises 3 partners, supported by 13 employment lawyers.

An enviable list of international clients: We work for an enviable roster of multi-national household names, providing critical business services which are vital to their future development.

End-to-end solutions: We provide end-to-end solutions for our clients, beyond just “day to day advice”, with a focus on providing a holistic solution to the client’s issue, using the vast and varied array of support available through Deloitte, including:

• Multi-disciplinary approach: We are different from a traditional law firm because we work as part of multi-disciplinary teams across the entire Deloitte business, drawing on the expertise of colleagues across a range of related services including global mobility, human capital consulting, tax, regulatory and technology consulting to provide integrated end-to-end people-related solutions for clients, meaning a much broader, commercial, practical and valuable service than the employment advice which traditional law firms are capable of providing.
• Implement & Operate capability: We support clients through the life cycle of the challenges they face, from initial provision of strategy and supporting legal advice through to: o implementing the advice/strategy, potentially with the assistance of HR consultancy services; and
• Operate: providing an ‘operation’ to essentially outsource the issue and provide a solution that way.
• Turbo charged by technology: We leverage Deloitte’s technology and consulting expertise to deliver innovative technology-driven solutions to clients’ HR problems.

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Connect to your opportunity

We are looking to recruit an experienced Associate to join an excellent and rapidly expanding team:

• Comprising imaginative, innovative and entrepreneurial lawyers,
• Serving an enviable list of international clients, supported by a global footprint comprising over 400 lawyers in more than 70 jurisdictions
• Providing end-to-end solutions which:
• Harness the very best of the market-leading multi-disciplinary adjacent services offered across Deloitte, ranging from workforce transformation, pay equity and compliance, investigations and disputes, global mobility and workforce compliance consultancy support to global employment services, employee communications, reward and employment taxes assistance;
• Extend beyond pure employment law advice, to support implementing the advice and even providing outsourced operational support; and are turbo charged by technology.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

We are looking for someone with broad experience as a solicitor specialising in employment law with the benefit of training and development in a leading, well-respected law firm. Having experience of dealing with large employers and with multi-national comp-national aspect of global reorganisations, dismissals and transfers of employment and advising on employment investigations and disputes would be particularly useful.

You will have:

• Strong analytical ability and clear communication style (both written and spoken).
• Good organizational skills and experience in project management.
• Commercial approach to client service.
• Strong business development and marketing skills.
• Must be willing to work collaboratively as part of the team.

Connect to your business - Deloitte Legal

By connecting legal expertise and technological innovation, we’re creating a new future for law. We blend great advisory capabilities with the technology, process and change management skills to move from advice to implementation and managing legal operations. We are delivering to legal buyers the Deloitte promise of practical solutions to real business problems. Join us and experience the future of law, today.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further details as you progress through the recruitment process, or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

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“At Deloitte I am encouraged to work from home whenever it’s convenient. My hours are flexible – if I want to start earlier or later I can, provided I work my weekly hours overall. There are loads of non-work-related initiatives going on that you can become involved in.” - Becky, Tax & Legal

“Our ability to seamlessly integrate legal services into broader solutions offered by Deloitte is a differentiator as compared to traditional law firms. Deloitte also has some impressive proprietary technology which we can use to streamline/improve the delivery of legal services. We are ahead of the competition in this regard, including the other Big Four.” - Benjamin, Tax & Legal

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in London or Manchester with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter about the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

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Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?

For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So, we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So, we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

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A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers