Employment Associate - 6 PQE+

Overview

Employment Associate 6 PQE+ US law firm London office £120,000 - £140,000

The firm / team

• Successful candidates can look forward to joining one of the most specialised Employment departments in the UK, looking to strengthen their Employment offering with the addition of an experienced Associate.
• They are considered to be amongst the leading firms, globally, for Employment law, with a global presence across the UK, US, and East Asia.
• You will be joining a highly specialised team, working across various jurisdictions, and various areas of employment law, providing business-focused employment advice and litigation for a range of clients, including high profile venture capital funds.
• This is a hardworking US law firm, operating at the top of the market, and handling complex cross-border work for a global client base.

The role

• As an Employment Associate within the team, you can expect to undertake a broad range of work with a supportive collegiate department.
• The firm are looking for someone capable of developing into a trusted advisor to their biggest clients, advising on all aspects of UK employment law, including executive dismissal, high-value settlement agreements, complex team moves, as well as injunctions, competition issues, trade union and organized labour disputes and tribunal litigation.
• The work involved will include significant Employment Tribunal litigation, with the ideal candidate being capable of drafting pleadings, witness statements, and dealing with discovery, as well as undertaking pre-trial advocacy.
• The firm have an established corporate team, so there will also be elements of corporate support work, although this will amount to a maximum of 20%.
• Someone with experience of working within the financial services sector would benefit greatly, however the firm also has strong links within manufacturing and logistics, tech, media, and telecoms.

About you

• Applications are sought from experienced Associates with at least six years' post qualification experience, gained in England & Wales or a similar, leading common law jurisdiction.
• You will possess strong academics, and a confident understanding of employment law, ideally from a Top 20/Legal 500 background.
• Candidates should have strong organisation skills and a keen interest in joining one of the world's largest law firms.

Benefits

• Salary package of £120,000 - £140,000
• 25 days annual leave.
• Bonus scheme.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Cycle to work scheme.

To apply for the job of Employment Associate, or for more information please feel free to reach out to Andre Kacperski at BCL Legal.