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Associate Role in Employment Team
We are seeking an experienced Associate to join our award-winning Employment team in London. This is a rare opportunity to work directly with all 6 Partners in the London group on high-profile, intellectually stimulating matters spanning employment litigation and strategic advisory work. The role offers exceptional exposure to market-leading clients and career-enhancing work across the full range of Bird & Bird's sectors, that will significantly advance your professional development.
We are seeking candidates with previous UK tribunal experience, with a focus on litigation, with between 6 months to 4 years of experience.
What's In It For You
- Our agile approach to office and remote working enables you to find the right balance to deliver at your best. Supporting you, our business and our clients in a flexible way.
- Progress your career and personal development with our award-winning development programmes, from our global mentoring scheme to our bespoke coaching opportunities.
- Equip yourself with a board range of technical and business skills as well as a deep understanding of business issues through our skills-based curriculum.
- Competitive, market-led salary and bonus structure
- Family friendly policies as well as health schemes and wellbeing support
- A flexible benefits package which allows you to tailor your benefits to your current needs and lifestyle.
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In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, Bird & Bird operates two discretionary bonus schemes.
- We offer a performance related bonus that reflects the contributions you make to the firm. We know an inclusive culture, alongside a diverse workforce, makes us more innovative and agile, so whilst some of the criteria for being awarded a bonus is based on chargeable hours, we also include an allowance for hours spent contributing to Diversity & Inclusion, ESG, and Pro Bono work.
- Winning Work Bonuses are paid in addition to the Performance Bonus and are intended to be a thank you for your contribution to introducing a client or generating additional work from an existing client.
If you require any assistance, please email us at talentacquisitionlondon@twobirds.com
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About Bird & Bird
Bird & Bird opens up a world of possible for lawyers everywhere. Here you can advise major enterprises and high-growth businesses on matters that are often transformative in nature, and alongside people who are truly collegiate in the way they work with everyone at Bird & Bird. We are one international firm, where over 70% of our work involves teams from across our firm. And that is only going to increase. It is this common purpose and shared approach that makes for a more productive, and collaborative place to work.
If you want to find out more, visit www.twobirds.com
As a disability and neurodiversity inclusive employer we want to ensure that you have a barrier-free recruitment experience at Bird & Bird. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please provide details to your recruitment contact who will be in touch to discuss any details provided and understand more about your individual adjustment needs.
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