Employment Associate / Senior Associate - Manchester

We are a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it’s personal or business, we understand that everyone’s situation is different. But we’re more than just a law firm - we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities. We’re always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators.

Responsibilities

Our highly regarded Manchester Employment team, led by experienced partner Helen Kidd, is expanding and we’re looking for a talented Employment Associate or Senior Associate to join us. You’ll be part of a dynamic and collaborative team that represents a diverse client base, including SMEs and PLCs across various sectors such as retail, manufacturing, engineering, financial services and facilities management. As an Employment Associate or Senior Associate, you’ll be engaged in:

• A broad variety of contentious and non-contentious work, including employment tribunal litigation, providing day-to-day HR and employment law advice and advising on complex restructures, redundancies, and TUPE.
• Corporate support, advising on executive severances/settlement agreements, and supervising junior team members.
• Participation in business development and marketing initiatives (including client training and seminar delivery) as part of your role.

Our Manchester team have been involved in many high-profile cases and continues to grow its reputation for excellence. Recent work includes advising on large-scale restructures, defending complex employment tribunal claims, and supporting clients through sensitive workplace investigations.

About You

We’re looking for someone who has a minimum of 4 years post qualification experience with:

• Strong technical skills and proven employment law experience.
• The ability to manage a varied caseload and to work effectively under pressure.
• Line management experience and a desire to mentor and develop junior team members.
• Proven commercial awareness, with strong client service skills and the ability to build and maintain professional networks.

If the above sounds like you, we would welcome your application.

Our Benefits

What We Can Offer You:

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can “buy” up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid).
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.
• A wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace.
• Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024! Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are.

Additional Information

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders. We carry out pre-employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties. The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws. Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.