Paralegal

About us

Successful businesses rely on a unique set of

• Term type :
  Permanent
• Team :
  Employment
• Location :
  London

Successful businesses rely on a unique set of ideas and people
. We help our clients protect and develop those vital assets, unlocking possibilities for future success. From iconic brands and leading multinationals to pioneering start-ups, we are proud to work with a huge range of inspiring clients, helping them to turn their ideas into reality and get the best from - and for - their people. Our people are not only exceptional at what they do, they also enjoy doing it and consistently give their best to a firm they're proud to be part of.

This stems from our firm culture and our ethos of bravery and kindness
. That ethos runs through everything we do, from our approach to recruitment, business practices, and DEI activities to the day-to-day environment in our office and our relationships with clients. With an internationally minded team of more than 800 working across key areas of law plus strategic partnerships around the world we’ve got both the combination and calibre of legal experts it takes to enable our clients businesses to thrive.

Whether it is providing global employment law advice, managing a global IP portfolio or piecing together a multijurisdictional corporate transaction, we are able to have the right people, in the right place, at the right time.

Consistently top-ranked amongst our peers for over two decades, we advise UK and multinational clients of all sizes, with most of our Partners independently rated as leaders in the field. Not only do we have the largest employment team in the UK, we have truly global reach as members of Ius Laboris, the worlds leading employment law alliance, and with our Asia Pacific base in Hong Kong and our Dublin offices.

We help clients realise the potential in their people and navigate their strategic HR and legal issues, with dedicated specialists in all areas of employment law and a track record of leading precedent setting cases on issues of the day.

• General employment day to day queries e.g. disciplinaries and grievances, contracts and policies, flexible working, maternity rights, discrimination as well as strategic support and support on larger projects such as restructures and redundancies.
• Employment litigation defending both high and low value Employment Tribunal claims made against employers (e.g. discrimination, whistleblowing, equal pay), bringing high value Employment Tribunal claims on behalf of employees and supporting with dispute resolution through mediation/ arbitration.
• High Court litigation restrictive covenant litigation, team moves, obtaining/ resisting/ enforcing injunctions, claims relating to confidential information by a team regularly rated as the best in the UK.
• Trade Unions/Collective advising employers on all aspects of industrial action, collective consultation, union recognition and works councils.
• Transactional support supporting on the employment aspects (including due diligence and TUPE) of M&A, divestments and outsourcings.
• Atypical working advising on areas such as agency workers, zero hours contracts, employment status, apprenticeships, the gig economy.
• Global mobility supporting employers with the relocation of employees for long term periods (covering employment, immigration and tax issues).
• Reward - covering employment tax, cash plan and incentives, shares and options and other aspects of employee reward.
• Health & Safety - implementing policies, conducting risk assessments and advising employers on their legal obligations.
• Senior Executives - high value litigation, bonus/ breach of contract claims and advice relating to entering and exiting businesses.
• Irish employment law - all aspects of Irish employment law.
• Northern Irish employment law - all aspects of Northern Irish employment law.
• Hong Kong employment law - all aspects of Hong Kong employment law and local coordination of matters across Asia Pacific.
• International employment support coordinating and project managing advice from single country matters to global projects. For larger international…