Associate (1-3 PQE) MDR ONE in City of Westminster

We are looking for an international employment lawyer (1-3 PQE) to join our growing business. If you are someone who enjoys being an employment lawyer but wants to find a career in law where the focus is less on traditional law and more on solving (often complex) employment law problems in a pragmatic and commercial way, in an international context, then this role may be for you.

We are looking for an international employment specialist (or someone who has done some international work), who thinks and works differently to traditional employment lawyers and would like to find a home with like‑minded, highly skilled people. You’ll be working with clients and local counsel daily on varied work from across the globe. You’ll help clients shape solutions to tricky people issues. You’ll analyse local counsel input and deliver pragmatic, solutions‑focused advice to our clients. You’ll help to guide (employment) M&A matters to a smooth conclusion. You’ll manage a varied workload including terminations, investigations, works council issues, M&A/TUPE deals, litigation, projects, contracts, handbooks, privacy issues, cross‑border projects and much more.

We welcome and encourage creativity and ideas, so this is an ideal route for demonstrating your initiative and getting noticed for it. Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer in the UK or another major jurisdiction.
• 1‑3 years PQE (although this is just a guide).
• In‑house experience would be great, as would experience within an international employment team in private practice.
• Ideally you will have some experience working on international employment law matters – even if it is limited.
• Experience working as part of, or closely with in‑house employment teams would be helpful, but isn’t essential.
• We work in English, but if you have additional language skills, that’s a bonus.

MDR ONE, part of the Mishcon de Reya Group, provides centralised global employment law support and data‑led insights to multinational companies, putting in‑house counsel in control of their global legal operations. It was developed to give business leaders control as they deliver employment law support back to the business and addresses the traditional challenges associated with delivering legal services across multiple jurisdictions: the issues of inconsistent advice and approach, lack of retaining corporate knowledge, cost control and the complexity of managing a global network of law firms.

At MDR ONE, we believe in the value of partnership, consistency, and using cutting‑edge technology to deliver access to high quality, practical employment law support. Our clients benefit from business‑focused legal advice across multiple jurisdictions via one relationship and one point of engagement – together with optional technology platforms and data‑led account management that helps them build internal efficiencies and unlock valuable insights. We work with large multi‑national organisations from across the world, across all sectors and industries. Many of those are headquartered in the US. Some of our clients are established global players and others are looking to expand their footprint. The common thread between them is a desire to solve their people problems in new, innovative ways that contrast with the traditional large international firm models.

As part of the Mishcon de Reya Group, and employees of Mishcon de Reya, we benefit from the firm’s culture, resources, and support, while still operating as a distinct and agile MDR ONE business. Our model gives us the freedom to work in a flexible way that empowers our people to manage their workload sustainably and promotes work‑life balance. We have a lower hours’ targets than those in the Mishcon core legal business. We have a hybrid office/remote working model. We have a great office just outside the Holborn tube station that we ask you to come into twice per week, or more if you want to.

About Mishcon de Reya LLP – Mishcon de Reya is an independent law firm, which now employs over 1,400 people with more than 650 lawyers offering a wide range of legal services to companies and individuals. The firm has grown rapidly in recent years, showing more than 40 % revenue growth in the last five years alone. With presence in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE, the firm services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply. The work the firm undertakes is cross‑border, multi‑jurisdictional and complex, centred around three increasingly entwined and connected sectors: the Innovation Economy, Private Wealth and Capital, and Real Estate. The firm is known as a disputes powerhouse with a formidable capacity firm‑wide for dispute resolution. We strive to create a fully diverse and inclusive workplace where all our people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We are proud of our agile working culture and are always happy to talk flexible working.