At a Glance
- Tasks: Advise on employment law, manage tribunal claims, and mentor junior colleagues.
- Company: Join a leading Employment team at Brabners with a focus on client relationships.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, generous leave, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Enjoy agile working arrangements and a focus on wellbeing.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in employment law while growing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Significant experience in employment law and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 56700 - 69300 £ per year.
Role: Senior Associate- Employment
Location: Manchester
THE ROLE & TEAM
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the region's leading Employment teams. You'll advise on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, working closely with clients to provide practical, commercially focused solutions.
As a Senior Associate, you'll play an important role in developing client relationships, supporting the growth of the team and mentoring junior colleagues, while working alongside recognised employment law specialists.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Advising employers on the full range of employment law matters.
- Managing Employment Tribunal claims from initial instruction through to resolution.
- Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, policies, handbooks and settlement agreements.
- Advising on restructures, redundancies, disciplinary and grievance matters.
- Supporting corporate transactions, including TUPE and employment due diligence.
- Building and developing strong client relationships.
- Contributing to business development and networking activities.
- Supporting and mentoring junior members of the team.
ABOUT YOU
We're looking for a talented and commercially minded employment lawyer who enjoys building trusted relationships and delivering excellent client service.
You'll ideally have:
- Significant post-qualification experience in employment law.
- Strong technical knowledge across both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
- Experience advising employer clients.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- A proactive and collaborative approach.
- An interest in business development and growing client relationships.
- Previous experience supervising or mentoring junior colleagues.
BENEFITS
- Competitive Salary
- Flexible approach to working hours
- Bupa/ Medicash
- We offer agile working at Brabners, recognising that the right balance between office-based and remote working will vary depending on the role, the team and individual circumstances. The working arrangements for this position will be discussed as part of the recruitment process
- Discretionary bonus opportunities
- Pension scheme
- Life Insurance & Income Protection Insurance
- 25 days Annual Leave plus flex bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Option to buy 10 additional days annual leave each year
- 2 My Days (in addition to your holiday entitlement)
- Additional discretionary annual leave days
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Leave
- Career Development Opportunities
- Wellbeing and Mental Health Benefit (24/7 Employment Assistance Program & Support)
ABOUT US
Brabners is purpose-led independent law firm. A certified B Corp with award-winning environmental credentials, we seek to demonstrate that business can bring about positive change by being innovative, diverse and sustainable.
With over 200 years of history, we’re proudly anchored in the North but serve businesses and individuals across England and Wales.
We have won awards for being innovative at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards and diverse as Manchester Law Society’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions. We are also recognised as one of the 25 best large companies to work for in the UK and have won The Legal 500 Future Lawyers awards for job satisfaction, quality of work, social life and work/life balance.
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Senior Associate- Employment in Manchester employer: Brabners
Brabners is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity for a Senior Knowledge Manager to shape a modern Knowledge Management capability within a purpose-led independent law firm. With a strong commitment to employee well-being, flexible working arrangements, and career development opportunities, Brabners fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture that empowers its staff to drive meaningful change while enjoying a healthy work-life balance.
