Employment Associate - NQ-1 PQE in London

Employment Associate | Newly Qualified - 1 PQE Legal 500 Employment boutique | London office | £102,000

The firm / team:

• Successful candidates can look forward to joining one of the most specialised Employment departments in the UK, looking to strengthen their Employment offering with the addition of a junior Associate to their international team.
• They are considered to be arguably the leading boutique law firm in the UK for Employment law, ranked in the top tiers of the Legal 500 for their Employment (Employer/Respondent) law offering.
• You will be joining a large and specialised team, working across various jurisdictions, and various areas of employment law, covering respondent work with some transactional components.
• This is a hardworking firm, offering a market-leading salary with a reasonable chargeable hours contribution of 1200.

The role:

• As an Employment Associate within the team, you can expect to undertake a broad range of work with a supportive collegiate department.
• The firm are looking for someone capable of developing into a trusted advisor to their biggest clients.
• The work involved will include advising predominantly on advisory matters, such as contracts, TUPE, and redundancies, with some contentious work, including tribunals, workplace investigations, and high court litigation.

About you:

• Applications are sought from talented trainee solicitors, or newly qualified solicitors, with up to one years qualification experience, gained in England & Wales or a similar, leading common law jurisdiction.
• You will possess strong academics, and a confident understanding of employment law, ideally from a Top 30/Legal 500 background.
• Candidates should have strong organisation skills and a keen interest in joining one of the UK's leading Employment law firms.

Benefits:

• Salary package of £102,000
• 25 days annual leave.
• Bonus scheme.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Cycle to work scheme.

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