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Employment Partner 10+ PQE | Top Tier L500 Firm | North London
The Firm
This is a Top Tier L500-ranked firm in a period of exceptional growth, with offices across the UK—including the North of London.
Despite aggressive expansion, the firm remains stable, supportive, and people-focused, with a near-zero staff turnover. It is a place where individuals build long-term careers and can progress—lawyer-trajectories include rising from Associate to Head of Department. Employment law sits at the core of the firm’s success and reputation, driving its expansion.
Flexible hybrid working is standard, with an empathic, trusting approach to work-life balance.
The Role
The firm is seeking an Employment Partner (10+ Years Post-Qualification Experience) to join at a critical point in its growth.
As part of a thriving Employment team, you will:
- Deliver comprehensive advisory work across contentious and non-contentious matters
- Help shape the department’s next phase of expansion, taking a leading role in a busy practice
- Capitalise on a high-visibility, influential position with real opportunities to grow your practice
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Why This Role?
- Join a firm experiencing 60% growth, investing strategically in senior hires
- Serve as a leader within Employment, one of its strongest and most established practices
- Enjoy flexibility with hybrid working and a supportive, collaborative culture
- Build a world-class practice on a stable foundation, with existing clients and room for development
- Reap the benefits of a proven track record of internal advancement into senior leadership roles
- Enjoy growth with stability—an ambitious firm but one with low staff turnover and realistic career progression
The Candidate & Benefits
Who We’re Looking For
- An experienced Employment Partner (10+ PQE) with strong technical expertise across all types of work, contentious and non-contentious
- Commercially astute, highly regarded in client-facing relationships, and eager to contribute to a growing team
- Valued preexisting leadership experience; an established following is welcome but not mandatory
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Offer
- Competitive partner-level remuneration
- Hybrid working contract
- Private healthcare and life insurance
- Clear career progression with opportunities for long-term development
- Rapid expansion within a supportive firm, enabling a person to build and shape their future workload and reputation
This is an exceptional opportunity to join a firm that is growing fast—but not at the expense of people. It offers a foundation for rebuilding and expanding your career with a supportive culture, flexible arrangements, and tangible opportunities to lead.
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