Employment Solicitor (1-4 year PQE)

Leading UK Firm

Central London

Nixon McQuade are working with a leading law firm seeking an Employment Lawyer to join its highly regarded employment team.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, advising employers, senior executives and organisations across a variety of sectors. You will gain exposure to complex employment matters, work directly with clients and play an active role within a collaborative and ambitious team.

Role

• Advising employer clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters
• Providing day to day employment advice on contracts, policies, disciplinaries, grievances, discrimination, flexible working and family leave
• Managing Employment Tribunal litigation, including unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and equal pay claims
• Advising on High Court matters, including restrictive covenants, team moves, injunctions and confidential information disputes
• Supporting clients with restructures, redundancies, collective consultation and TUPE matters
• Advising on trade union and industrial relations issues
• Supporting M&A, divestments, outsourcing and other transactional matters from an employment perspective
• Advising on atypical working arrangements, employment status and the gig economy
• Advising on senior executive matters, including bonus disputes, breach of contract claims and exits
• Supporting clients with international employment matters and coordinating advice across multiple jurisdictions
• Advising on employee reward, incentives, shares and options
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Taking responsibility for matters and managing work with an appropriate level of autonomy
• Contributing to business development and marketing initiatives
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and supporting the development of junior team members