Lex Exec
Employment Associate | 1-4 PQE | London
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Employment Associate | 1-4 PQE | London
Top-Ranked Employment Practice | Exceptional Client Base | Market-Leading Team
Lex Exec is working with one of the UK's leading Employment practices on an opportunity for an ambitious Employment Associate, ideally 1-4 PQE, to join its London team.
This is an opportunity to build your career within a genuinely market-leading Employment practice, working alongside some of the best-known lawyers in the field and advising an outstanding mix of UK and international clients.
The team acts for major corporates, household-name brands, senior executives and fast-growth businesses across the full spectrum of employment law.
The Work
You can expect exposure to a sophisticated and varied caseload including:
- Complex Employment Tribunal litigation
- Senior executive disputes and exits
- High Court litigation, restrictive covenants and team moves
- Strategic HR and employment advisory work
- Restructuring, redundancy and organisational change
- Employment aspects of M&A and corporate transactions
- Trade union and collective matters
- International and multi-jurisdictional employment projects
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This is not a role where you will be confined to one narrow area of Employment law. There is genuine breadth, high-quality client contact and the opportunity to develop both technically and commercially.
Who We Are Looking For
We are particularly interested in speaking with lawyers around 1-4 PQE with experience gained within a respected Employment practice.
You are likely to have:
- Strong experience of employer-side advisory and/or contentious Employment work
- Excellent drafting and analytical skills
- The confidence to take responsibility for matters and deal directly with clients
- A commercial and pragmatic approach
- An interest in developing client relationships and becoming involved in business development
- The ambition to develop within a genuinely top-tier Employment practice
Exceptional NQ candidates may also be considered, particularly those with strong Employment experience gained during training.
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Why Consider It?
For an Employment lawyer early in their career, the attraction is straightforward: quality of work, quality of clients and quality of people to learn from.
You will join one of the largest and most highly regarded Employment teams in the UK, with significant international capability and a long-established reputation at the very top of the market. For someone who wants to become a genuinely first-rate Employment lawyer, it is an exceptional platform.
About Lex Exec
Lex Exec is a specialist legal recruitment consultancy working with leading UK law firms, specialist practices and high-calibre lawyers from NQ through to Partner level.
We take a discreet, informed and long-term approach to legal recruitment, with particular expertise across Employment, Private Client, Family, Rural & Landed Estates and specialist Property markets.
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