Associate, Employment

Department/Division: People, Reward and Mobility

Duration: Permanent

Location: London

Reports to: Partner

Direct Reports: None

Type of Role: Hybrid

Budget Responsibilities: No

Requisition no: 9404

The Department Dentons’ Global Employment and Labour Group includes over 450 lawyers, spread across our offices in over 80 countries, who represent organisations in connection with employment and benefits related litigation, corporate and governmental investigations, executive compensation and counselling projects. With our global presence and contacts, we are one of only a few firms that can provide multinational businesses with a coordinated solution for all their employment and benefits needs throughout the world. We work with an interesting variety of clients across all sectors, with specific expertise in retail, transport and hospitality.

This is an excellent opportunity for a 2-5 PQE Associate to join our growing practice in London. You can expect a broad mix of work ranging from HR advisory, employment tribunal litigation, M&A and outsourcing, working with clients like Virgin Atlantic, TUI, John Lewis, Mastercard, Thomson Reuters, Edrington, Bacardi, Marks & Spencers, CBRE, Mitie, Yamaha and TK Maxx. You will also work on large global projects with other Associates across the Dentons network. 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 to progress your career and be part of a growing practice. We are looking for people who are excited by the opportunity to contribute to that growth, whilst developing their own expertise.

The UK employment practice work as one team across Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Milton Keynes.

The Team The focus of the team is on stand-alone employment law work but we also provide support to the corporate, restructuring, TMT and real estate departments. As a result, this role would give you the chance to get involved in work and with a variety of clients rarely available. We advise on all aspects of employment law and on workforce-related issues and matters. Our employment lawyers are known for their creative, business‑savvy counselling skills and, when necessary, their highly experienced litigation practice. You would also work closely with our Pensions and Immigration specialists.

Responsibilities:

• You will take a supporting role on a variety of transactions across a range of sectors, including international projects, multi‑jurisdictional corporate transactions and global HR work;
• Build and maintain client relationships;
• Advise on day‑to‑day employment law issues for a variety of clients;
• Act in the defence of employment tribunal litigation;
• Advise and support in relation to employment related investigations;
• Contribute to business development and speak at webinars/seminars and client training sessions;
• Contribute to thought leadership and raise the profile of the firm externally.

Required experience, skills, and attributes:

• You will ideally have experience of most, if not all, aspects of pure employment work e.g. employment tribunal claims, advising on grievances, disciplinaries and employment relations matters;
• Advising on TUPE, outsourcing agreements, restructuring and redundancies;
• Employment corporate support work e.g. drafting the employment section of due diligence reports, negotiating warranties and indemnities;
• Advising and supporting on global employment projects involving multiple countries and multi‑jurisdictional corporate transactions;
• Legal research on key employment issues;
• Drafting and reviewing staff handbooks, contracts, policies and procedures;
• Client seminars and training;

This role would be suitable for those looking to build on their current experience and gain exposure to high quality employment work.

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.

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. 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.

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.