Overview
Collaboration across our international firm. The Employment practice in our London office consists of 2 Partners, 1 Counsel, 5 Associates (plus trainees/paralegals) and works on the Employment & Benefits group that spans key business centres across the UK/Europe, the Americas and Asia. The team is consistently ranked among the leading teams in the UK and advises on a broad range of contentious and non‑contentious matters (roughly 50/50 split), primarily for employers.
Responsibilities
- Tribunal and High Court litigation, including team moves and covenant breach cases
- Day‑to‑day advice and counselling
- Corporate transactions
- Recruitment and termination of executives
- International projects
- Employment investigations
- Restructuring programmes
- Business transfers and outsourcing
Qualifications & Personal Attributes
A qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with 3‑6 years post‑qualification experience.
- Ability to manage/lead matters with limited supervision
- Hardworking and committed to developing the employment team both nationally and internationally
- Experience advising corporate clients on the full spectrum of employment law matters
- Experience providing strategic legal advice on restructures, collective redundancies, workforce reorganisations and TUPE transfers in corporate transactions
- Experience supporting M&A deals by conducting employment due diligence, preparing warranties/indemnities and advising on post‑completion integration from an employment law perspective
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of handling and resolving technical legal issues
- Ability to represent the firm at business development events
- Ability to manage matters to agreed standards and within budget
- Works efficiently as a team member
- Collaborates across practice areas (Corporate, Litigation, Data Privacy etc.) to provide holistic, cross‑practice advice
Inclusion & Reasonable Adjustments
We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment and welcome reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process and once an individual has joined the Firm. Our Employee Resource Groups promote inclusion at all levels within the business.
