Senior Associate (Private Client), Employment

ARAG Law has an excellent opportunity for a Senior Associate to join our friendly and high-performing Private Client team, which sits within our wider Employment Team.

As a Senior Associate in the Private Client team, you can expect to handle a variety of work from initial referral to conclusion of the private client work. This involves non-contentious work, such as advice on settlement agreement terms, drafting and negotiation of settlement agreements, contracts of employment and handbooks and policies.

You will support with drafting and reviewing letters for employers and employees, advising on employment processes, assisting with ACAS EC and handling private litigation cases. There is an established pipeline of work available, and it’s a great opportunity to raise your individual and business profile.

In addition to the above work, the successful candidate can expect to:

• Develop open, honest and supportive relationships with the private client team members and other colleagues across the business; and
• Collaborate and knowledge share with the wider employment department and business.

You can look forward to a department which boasts a wealth of experience, unrivalled support and opportunities to grow and develop, which are actively encouraged.

About you

We would love to hear from candidates with sound experience in Employment Litigation, who can demonstrate the following:

• Fully qualified Solicitor / CILEX.
• Significant experience of contentious and non-contentious Employment Litigation work (essential).
• Previous experience of (and a passion for) the supervision and development of more junior Solicitors (essential).
• Experience of, or a strong desire to assist in business development.
• The ability to work highly collaboratively.
• Strong commitment to ensuring good customer outcomes.
• Exceptional client care skills.

We are looking for likeminded individuals who share our ambition to make our high-quality legal solutions accessible and affordable. In return for your commitment, we will offer you generous remuneration and an attractive benefits package which will include:

• 26 days holiday with the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Company pension scheme with the option to increase contribution.
• Group Income Protection for all employees.
• Group Legal Protection for all employees.
• A choice of either European Motor Assistance or Home Emergency Assistance.
• Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle scheme.
• Access to our employee discounts hub offering exclusive discounts across thousands of retail partners, including discounted gym memberships at over 3,000 gyms across the UK.
• The option to join our Sports and Social club which organises discounted events such as theatre visits and shopping trips.

Whilst this is a full-time position, we want to support our employees to achieve an excellent work-life balance that works for them, and so we are happy to discuss flexible working options.