Dentons
Senior Associate, Employment
Senior Associate, Employment
Department/Division: People, Reward and Mobility Duration: PermanentLocation: Glasgow or EdinburghReports to: PartnerDirect Reports: NoneType of Role: Hybrid Budget Responsibilities: NoReference no: 9272 The Role Dentons’ Global Employment and Labour Group includes over 400 lawyers, spread across our offices, who represent clients in connection with Board related advice, regulatory advice, employment and benefits related litigation, transactions, investigations, executive compensation and day to day HR advice. With our global presence and contacts, we are one of only a few firms that can provide multinational businesses with a coordinated solution to all their employment and benefits needs throughout the world. We advise global businesses on a range of global projects, including diversity advice, investigations and workforce restructures. We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Associate to join our growing practice. You can expect a broad mix of work ranging from HR advisory, global project work, corporate/M&A, restructuring, DEI projects, investigations, advice on senior exits and outsourcing. You will also work on large global projects with other lawyers across the firm globally. You will maintain client relationships, contribute to business development and thought leadership, raising your own profile and supporting the continued growth of the practice. The Dentons platform provides a fantastic opportunity for professionals to progress their career and be part of a growing practice and we are looking for people who are excited by the opportunity to contribute to that growth, whilst developing their expertise. The UK People, Reward and Mobility team works as one practice across Glasgow, Edinburgh, London and Milton Keynes. We have over 45 lawyers specialising in employment, pensions, and immigration, and we are growing rapidly. Our clients include Virgin Atlantic, TUI, John Lewis, Edrington, Bacardi, Marks & Spencers, CBRE, Mitie, Yamaha and TK Maxx. We work with an interesting variety of clients across all sectors, with specific expertise in financial services institutions, media, technology, retail, transport and food and beverages.
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Responsibilities
You will be part of a team working on a variety of matters, gaining broad experience with first-rate clients. Build and maintain client relationships. Contribute to business development and speak at client seminars. Coach and mentor other mid-level and junior members of the team. Contribute to thought leadership and raise the profile of the firm externally.
Required experience, skills, and attributes
Good academic record. Extensive knowledge of employment law and experiencing advising large businesses on employment related matters. Transactional support experience. You will ideally have experience of working with international clients. Capability to perform tasks autonomously. Advanced drafting skills and legal research ability.
Personal Attributes
Ambition to be leading employment lawyer in the market and to progress to Partnership. Is committed to working in a high-performance culture delivering excellent client service. Effective business development ability and demonstrates market focus. Good financial and business awareness. Advanced problem-solving skills. High interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrates good judgment and competence skills. Shows great initiative and commitment and takes control of own career development.
Firm Profile
Across more than 80 countries, Dentons helps you grow, protect, operate and finance your organisation by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric, purpose-driven and committed to inclusion, diversity, equity and sustainability, we focus on what matters most to you. www.dentons.com
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Inclusion and Diversity
We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do, it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate. You can find out more about inclusion and diversity at Dentons here: Inclusion and Diversity.
Equal Opportunities
Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, neurodiversity, disability, or with parental or caring responsibilities. We also offer flexible working hours.
During the application process, all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.
If you have any questions about this or the role criteria, please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com.
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If you are interested in applying for this position, we welcome direct applications via our careers page, but if you have any questions beforehand, please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com. Enquiries only please – applications will not be accepted via email.
Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the business, nor will we accept any associated terms of business.
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