Senior Employment Associate - 5PQE+

Senior Employment Associate (5 PQE+)

Legal 500 ranked City firm London office £100,000 - £110,000

Firm / Team

• Success 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 a Senior Associate.
• The firm is considered to be amongst the leading firms in the UK for Employment law, ranked in the top tiers of the Legal 500 for their Employment law offering in London.
• You will be joining a specialised team, working across various jurisdictions and areas of employment law, covering respondent work with an advisory and contentious focus.
• This is a hardworking firm, offering a market leading salary with a reasonable chargeable hours contribution of 1300.

Role

• As an Employment Associate you will undertake a broad range of work with a supportive collegiate department.
• The firm seeks a candidate capable of developing into a trusted advisor to their biggest clients.
• The work involves advising on both advisory and contentious matters such as contracts, TUPE, and redundancies, as well as tribunals, workplace investigations, and high court litigation.
• There is also a small amount of corporate support work (maximum 10 %).
• Experience in the entertainment, media, tech, financial services, and telecoms sectors is highly desirable.

About you

• Experienced Associates with at least five years' post qualification experience in England & Wales or a similar leading common law jurisdiction.
• Strong academics and a confident understanding of employment law, ideally from a Top 50/Legal 500 background.
• Strong organisational skills and a keen interest in joining one of the world's largest law firms.

Benefits

• Salary package of £100,000 - £110,000
• 25 days annual leave
• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Cycle to work scheme