Birchrose Associates
Employment Solicitor
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Opportunity for Employment Lawyers from NQ – 8 PQE
Join the market-leading London team of a highly regarded UK law firm.
The Firm
Our client is a leading UK law firm with an outstanding reputation for advising major businesses and senior individuals on complex and high-profile matters.
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The Firm: Our client is a leading UK law firm with an outstanding reputation for advising major businesses and senior individuals on complex and high-profile matters.
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National and International Presence: The firm has a strong national and international presence and is particularly well known for its work with businesses operating across innovative, fast-growing and creative industries.
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Growth and Culture: The firm has experienced significant growth in recent years while maintaining a genuinely people-focused culture, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, career development and work-life balance.
The Team
The new hires will join one of the UK's leading Employment practices, consistently recognised at the highest level by the major legal directories.
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Team Overview: The team advises an impressive client base ranging from major UK and international businesses to senior executives, handling a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
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Practice Strength: The practice has considerable strength and depth and undertakes sophisticated employment work spanning complex litigation, senior exits, strategic advisory matters, transactional support and day-to-day employment issues.
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- International Work: There is also a significant international element to the team's work, with lawyers regularly advising clients on complex cross-border employment matters.
The Role
The firm is looking to make two hires into its generalist London Employment team, appointing at both Associate and Senior Associate level.
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Role Overview: The opportunities are open to Employment lawyers with approximately 1 – 8 PQE, with applications also considered from particularly strong NQs approaching 1 PQE.
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Technical Requirements: The team is specifically looking for technically strong generalists with experience across both contentious and non-contentious employment work, rather than lawyers whose practices have become focused on one particular area.
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Work Description: The new hires will work closely with recognised leaders in the Employment market and gain exposure to a genuinely broad mix of respondent, senior executive, contentious and non-contentious work. This will include:
- Advising major employers on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters
- Acting on complex Employment Tribunal and other employment litigation
- Advising senior executives on employment-related matters and exits
- Providing strategic employment advice to businesses on complex and sensitive workplace issues
- Supporting clients on the employment aspects of corporate transactions and other projects
- Managing matters and developing direct client relationships, with responsibility increasing in line with seniority
- Working alongside colleagues on international and cross-border employment matters
- Supporting business development and knowledge-sharing initiatives, including seminars, training and thought leadership
- At Senior Associate level, taking increased responsibility for matter management, client relationships and supporting more junior members of the team
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- Qualifications: UK qualified Solicitor with approximately 1 – 8 PQE, or a strong NQ approaching 1 PQE
- Experience: Strong generalist employment experience gained within a leading law firm or highly regarded specialist Employment practice
- Specialization: Experience across both contentious and non-contentious employment matters
- Exposure: Exposure to respondent/employer work and senior executive matters
Reasons to Apply
- Join Leading Practice: Join one of the UK's leading and highest-ranked Employment practices
- Quality Work: Excellent quality work spanning complex contentious and non-contentious matters
- Career Development: Genuine opportunities for career development and internal progression
- Work Environment: Highly supportive, friendly and collegiate working environment
- Wellbeing: Strong emphasis on employee wellbeing and maintaining a healthy work-life balance
- Chargeable Hours: Low chargeable-hours target compared with much of the wider City market
To apply, contact Emily Donnell at Birchrose Associates for a confidential discussion.
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