Employment Senior Associate (5PQE

Senior Employment Associate | 5 PQE+ | Top 10 international firm | Legal 500 ranked | London office | £120,000+ The firm / team

Successful candidates can look forward to joining a leading, top tier Legal 500‑ranked Employment team, looking to strengthen their Employment offering with the addition of a talented Senior Employment Associate.

They are 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 in London.

You will be joining a diverse and specialised team, working across various domestic and international jurisdictions, and various areas of employment law, covering a caseload of high-level respondent work, of an advisory and contentious nature.

This is a hardworking firm, offering a market‑leading salary with a reasonable chargeable hours contribution of only 1440.

As a Senior 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.

The work involved will include advising on both advisory and contentious matters, including:

• Advising clients on matters regarding mass restructurings, grievance and disciplinary issues, discriminations and unfair dismissal claims, and TUPE.
• Drafting, and reviewing HR policies, as well as employment contracts.
• Negotiating service agreements, high profile exits, and the movement of teams across businesses.

• Experienced Associates with at least five years' post qualification experience, gained 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 organisation skills and a keen interest in joining one of the world's largest law firms.

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