Senior Associate - Employment in Cardiff

We are recruiting for a talented Solicitor to join our hugely successful Employment team in Cardiff as a Senior Associate.

We’re seeking those with experience in equality/discrimination, employment tribunals and employment law. We would like those who are extremely proficient within Employment law and have the ability to manage client meetings, lead complex negotiations, and handle redundancy and restructure, employment terminations and TUPE agreements.

Responsibilities

• Advise on matters such as discrimination, redundancy and contracts (including reviewing and drafting contracts).
• Support clients through their cases, manage your own caseload and provide top‑class legal advice where required.
• Supervise and mentor junior team members.
• Manage client meetings and lead complex negotiations.

What we offer

• Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office (must live a reasonable distance to commute to the office).
• 35 hours per week – Monday to Friday.
• 25 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays.
• Buy and sell annual leave up to 5 days.
• Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App providing services including annual health checks, access to Digital GP’s, mental health consultations, 2nd medical opinions and more.
• Employee Assistance Programme with free webinars for stress awareness and counselling sessions.
• Group Income Protection for long‑term illness or injury.
• Health and Wellbeing Programmes and apps including gym discounts, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, meditation sessions and more.
• Life Assurance cover.
• Benefits Hub with discounts to over 700 services including cinema tickets, food and drink, travel and high‑street stores.
• Free legal help and discounted lawyer‑led legal services.

Your Professional Development

We will support and encourage you with developing your career with an award‑winning law firm. We run courses across our offices and are continuously monitoring and updating the learning and development offering based on what you tell us. We can support you with your continuous professional development by providing funding for professional qualifications, attending external training courses and providing you with a range of internal learning resources.

Our Values

Like all great businesses, we strive to recruit the best people and uphold the highest legal standards. Our people bring something a little different. We hire people who can challenge, remove roadblocks and deliver outstanding customer service. That\’s why at Slater + Gordon we go further with our values. The S+G Way defines the specific behaviours and actions that our colleagues and our customers care about the most. We know this because our colleagues helped to create the way, through a series of interactive workshops and interviews.

For further information, please contact steven.baylis@slatergordon.uk

You may submit your application online. Please note – vacancies may close prior to the expiry date displayed, subject to volume of applications received.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Law Practice