Employment Lawyer/senior Lawyer in City of London

A leading City employment practice is seeking Senior Associates and Legal Directors to join a growing team handling complex tribunal litigation, investigations, and strategic advisory work for a blue-chip international client base. The practice is well known for its high-quality work, collaborative culture, and strong long-term career prospects.

Unlike many employment teams, the workload is heavily focused on standalone employment work rather than transactional support, which means lawyers joining the team can expect sustained exposure to complex tribunal litigation, board-level advisory matters, sensitive investigations, and regulatory issues. Genuine responsibility and direct client exposure are available from an early stage, and the team places real emphasis on long-term development rather than short-term output.

The team has particular strength across financial services, technology, healthcare, and insurance, and acts for a high-profile international client base across all of these sectors. Tribunal litigation accounts for around 50–60% of the practice and spans discrimination claims, whistleblowing cases, unfair dismissal disputes, and multi-day and reputationally sensitive tribunal proceedings. The remaining 30–40% comprises advisory, investigations, and regulatory work, including internal investigations, board and senior management advice, regulatory employment issues, workplace conduct and culture matters, and financial services-related employment advice.

This is a practice that offers City-quality work within an environment that is genuinely people-focused and free from the cultural drawbacks that can accompany high-volume litigation teams. For lawyers at the Senior Associate or Legal Director level, there is a clear and credible route to progression, including partnership. The bonus structure is transparent and comprises an hours-based element, a discretionary performance bonus, and an additional firm performance bonus.

The team operates a hybrid working model with three days per week in the office, and there is a genuine focus on sustainable workloads rather than unsustainable hours expectations. Candidates should be qualified in England and Wales with strong employment tribunal litigation experience and the ability to manage complex tribunal matters independently. Experience across discrimination, whistleblowing, and other strategic employment disputes is essential, as are excellent client management and drafting skills and strong academic credentials.