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Employment Associate
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Employment Associate | Broad Contentious & Advisory Practice | Leading London Firm
If you’re an Employment Solicitor looking for a genuinely broad practice, this is an opportunity to join a highly regarded London firm advising businesses and senior individuals across complex contentious, advisory and transactional employment matters.
The role goes considerably beyond day-to-day employment advisory work. You’ll have exposure to Employment Tribunal and High Court litigation, senior exits, restrictive covenants, workplace investigations, reorganisations and cross-border workforce projects, alongside employment support on corporate transactions.
The Firm
This is a Top 60 UK law firm with almost 200 lawyers based from a single London office, combining a significant business law practice with a substantial private wealth offering.
The firm advises major corporates and institutions alongside entrepreneurial businesses, privately and family-owned companies and private equity-backed organisations. Its structure provides the breadth of expertise associated with a larger commercial firm while retaining a more personal and collaborative working environment.
The culture is pragmatic and non-hierarchical, with lawyers encouraged to take responsibility for client relationships, develop their own profile and play an active role in the continued development of their practice.
The Role
You will join an established Employment team advising on a broad mix of contentious, non-contentious, strategic and advisory employment matters. The client base spans sectors including retail, leisure, professional services, financial services, art and culture, and media and technology, including businesses with an international reach.
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Your work will include:
- Complex Employment Tribunal claims
- Discrimination and whistleblowing matters
- Disciplinary and grievance processes
- Redundancies and reorganisations
- Senior-level exits
- Restrictive covenants and post-termination restrictions
- Workplace investigations
- Employment contracts and policies
There is also more specialist work available, including:
- High Court employment disputes and injunctions
- Financial services employment matters
- Cross-jurisdictional workforce projects
- Partnership and LLP disputes
You will also work closely with the firm's Corporate team on the employment aspects of M&A transactions, including due diligence, transactional documentation, employee liabilities, benefits and incentive arrangements.
The role offers the opportunity to manage your own matters and develop direct client relationships while working closely with Partners and colleagues across the wider firm. You will also contribute to business development, profile raising and the development of more junior lawyers.
The Candidate
- Qualified Solicitor with strong experience across Employment law, circa 4-6 PQE
- Broad experience across contentious, non-contentious and advisory matters
- Comfortable managing your own matters and client relationships with appropriate Partner support
- Able to advise senior stakeholders clearly and commercially
- Strong drafting, negotiation and client management skills
- Collaborative approach and comfortable working with other practice areas
- Interested in contributing to business development and profile-raising initiatives
- Willing to support and mentor less experienced lawyers within the team
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What’s On Offer
- Broad and sophisticated Employment practice
- Employment Tribunal and High Court disputes
- Exposure to senior executive and complex advisory work
- Work for major corporates, institutions and entrepreneurial businesses
- International and cross-jurisdictional matters
- Direct client contact and responsibility for your own matters
- Competitive Salary and package
- Collaborative, non-hierarchical London environment
- 25 days annual holiday
- Private healthcare
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance and permanent health insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Interest-free season ticket loan
If you're looking to progress your career by joining a leading firm, doing some of the best employment work in London, then this is a great opportunity for you.
If this is of interest, then please apply now or reach out to Freddie Bolwell for a confidential discussion.
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