Senior Associate Employment Lawyer | 5-8 PQE | Leading Employment Law Practice
A leading UK law firm is looking to add a Senior Associate to its highly regarded Employment team in Leeds.
The Firm
- Leading UK law firm with a nationally and internationally recognised Employment practice
- Home to one of the largest specialist Employment teams in the UK
- Consistently top-ranked in the legal directories, with numerous Partners recognised as leaders in their field
- Global reach through an established international employment law network and overseas offices
- Advising an impressive client base ranging from household-name brands and multinational corporations to fast-growing businesses and innovative start-ups
- Expertise spanning the full spectrum of employment law, including advisory, litigation, executive exits, restrictive covenants, collective labour issues and international projects
- Collaborative and supportive culture built around excellence, inclusivity and professional development
- Clear career progression framework with structured development and advancement opportunities
- Flexible and agile working environment
The Role
- Senior Associate within the Employment team
- Highly competitive salary and excellent benefits package
- Hybrid working and lower target hours than competitors
- Advising employer clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters
- Supporting clients with complex employee relations issues, disciplinaries, grievances, discrimination matters, restructures and redundancies
- Managing Employment Tribunal litigation and dispute resolution matters
- Advising on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, including TUPE and due diligence exercises
- Supporting clients on senior executive exits, restrictive covenant disputes and workplace investigations
- Working on domestic and international employment projects for major UK and multinational clients
- Taking responsibility for client relationships and delivering commercially focused advice
- Supervising junior lawyers and playing an active role in team development
- Supporting marketing, networking and business development initiatives
The Candidate
- Qualified solicitor with 5-8 years' PQE in Employment law
- Strong experience advising employer clients on both employment advisory and employment litigation matters
- Experience gained within a recognised regional, national or international law firm
- Excellent technical employment law knowledge and strong commercial awareness
- Strong drafting, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable managing client relationships and handling matters with a high degree of autonomy
- Experience supervising or mentoring junior lawyers would be advantageous
- Ambitious, proactive and commercially minded approach
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Collaborative team player with a genuine interest in business development and career progression
This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the UK's leading Employment practices, working with high-profile national and international clients on complex and strategic employment matters while benefiting from first-class career development, high-quality work and a supportive team environment.
BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.
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