Senior Associate - Employment

Job Description

We are seeking a senior associate to join our employment team.

Employment law is evolving rapidly, creating exciting opportunities to work on a diverse range of high-profile matters. From advising on the impact of the Employment Rights Act to supporting clients with restructures, transfers, equal pay issues and trade union disputes, you'll play a key role in helping employers navigate complex workplace challenges.

Working closely with our national Employment team, you'll enjoy a broad mix of advisory, project and some litigation work, with a particular focus on supporting public sector clients. This is a highly collaborative role offering excellent visibility, client contact and opportunities to build your profile through training and business development activities.

What You'll Do

• Provide pragmatic employment law advice and support on complex workplace issues
• Deliver project work including restructures, organisational change and employee relations matters
• Handle employment tribunal claims where required
• Collaborate with colleagues across the Employment team and wider business
• Support client training, networking and business development initiatives
  
  
  

What We're Looking For

• Strong employment law expertise with experience advising employers
• Knowledge of employment tribunal practice and employment litigation
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Experience of negotiation, drafting and risk-based decision making
• Strong organisational skills, commercial awareness and the ability to manage competing priorities
• A collaborative approach and enthusiasm for working as part of a national team
  
  
  

This is an excellent opportunity for an employment lawyer who enjoys varied, client-facing work and is looking to make an impact within a supportive and growing team.

Why Join Us?

We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we’re open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

Take a look at our candidate interview pack for information about reasonable adjustments, what you can expect during the interview process, and guidance to help you prepare.

Please review the full job description and if the role is of interest, and suits your specific skill set, then please apply. Or for more information, please contact [email protected].

Note to recruitment agencies:

We request that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs unless specifically instructed to do so by the recruitment team. Please be aware that any speculative CVs sent by agencies without direct invitation from the recruitment team will not be recognised as represented by the agency and will be considered a gift.