Employment & Partnership Lawyer (5+ PQE)
London | Leading Specialist Employment Practice
A highly regarded specialist employment and partnership law firm is looking to hire experienced Employment Lawyers (5+ PQE) as part of its continued growth.
The firm is recognised as one of the leading names in the market, with a strong reputation for advising senior executives, partners, employers and businesses on complex, high-value workplace issues. The team acts on some of the most significant employment and partnership disputes in the market, including Employment Tribunal litigation, High Court proceedings, investigations, business protection matters and sensitive exits.
The practice has a particularly strong presence in financial services, professional services and partnership disputes, while also advising clients across a broad range of sectors.
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to:
- Advise sophisticated clients on high-stakes employment and partnership matters from the outset.
- Work on a broad mix of contentious and advisory employment work.
- Develop expertise in Employment Tribunal litigation, High Court disputes, negotiations and workplace investigations.
- Gain exposure to senior executives, partners and employers on complex and commercially significant matters.
- Learn from highly experienced practitioners within a collaborative and growing team.
- Play an active role in the future direction and development of the practice.
What You'll Be Doing
- Advising senior executives, partners and employers on a wide range of employment and partnership issues.
- Handling contentious matters including discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal and breach of contract claims.
- Managing Employment Tribunal and High Court litigation.
- Advising on workplace disputes, investigations and strategic employee relations matters.
- Negotiating settlements and resolving sensitive workplace conflicts.
- Supporting and mentoring junior lawyers.
The Firm
The firm offers:
- A genuinely collaborative and entrepreneurial culture.
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
- High-quality work without excessive bureaucracy.
- Excellent knowledge, technology and training resources.
- Strong career progression and a proven track record of internal promotion.
- A supportive environment that values both professional development and work-life balance.
- Competitive remuneration, performance-related rewards and an attractive benefits package.
About You
You will be:
- An Employment Lawyer with 5+ years' PQE.
- Comfortable handling contentious employment matters and complex negotiations.
- A strong communicator with excellent drafting and client management skills.
- Commercially minded and confident working directly with sophisticated clients.
- Entrepreneurial, proactive and interested in business development.
- Collaborative and willing to support the development of junior team members.
- Interested in senior executive, partnership and strategic employment work.
This opportunity would suit an ambitious employment lawyer looking to join a market-leading specialist practice with a high-quality client base and a strong, supportive culture.
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Employment Managing Associate employer: Henderson Scott Limited
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