Employment Senior Associate Solicitor
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Employment Senior Associate
Leeds | Hybrid Working | Salary: £70,000-£80,000 + Benefits
A leading national commercial law firm is seeking an experienced Employment Senior Associate to join its established team in Leeds. This is an excellent opportunity for an employment lawyer with at least eight years’ PQE to work within a highly regarded national practice advising a broad range of employer clients across both public and private sectors.
The team is widely recognised in the legal directories and acts for organisations across sectors including local and central government, health and care, housing, commercial services and financial services. You will have the opportunity to work on complex, high-profile matters alongside experienced partners and colleagues across the firm’s national employment practice.
The Role
The successful candidate will play a key role in advising employer clients on a wide range of employment law matters, both contentious and non-contentious. The work will include supporting clients on workforce issues, defending employment tribunal claims and advising on strategic employment matters.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing a varied caseload of employment matters including both advisory and contentious work
- Handling employment tribunal litigation and supporting on complex disputes
- Advising clients on restructures, redundancy processes and employee relations matters
- Providing support on TUPE matters and workforce issues arising from corporate or commercial transactions
- Drafting and reviewing employment policies, contracts and related documentation
- Supporting on due diligence as part of wider corporate or commercial transactions
- Building and maintaining strong client relationships
- Supervising junior lawyers and supporting their development
Candidate Requirements
Applications are welcomed from employment solicitors with at least eight years’ PQE and strong experience advising employer clients.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Broad employment law experience across contentious and non-contentious matters
- Strong employment tribunal litigation experience
- Experience advising on TUPE and workforce aspects of transactions
- Knowledge of redundancy and restructuring processes
- Excellent client relationship and communication skills
- Experience supervising junior colleagues
- A commercial approach and interest in business development
Salary and Benefits
The firm offers a competitive salary in the region of £70,000-£80,000, alongside an excellent benefits package, including:
- Hybrid working model
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme (5% match)
- Annual bonus, up to 10% of annual salary
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance at four times annual salary
- Biennial private health assessment
- Employee assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- £2,000 travel allowance
Location
This role is based in Leeds with flexible hybrid working available.
Apply
Contact Stan @ Simpson Judge on 07585 152683 or stanley.wilson@simpsonjudge.co.uk