Senior Associate - Employment - Equal pay & Pay Equity​/Transparency - Any regional office

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We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm, with more than 5,000 people across over 30 countries. We’re full-service with deep niche and sector experience. Whatever challenge, wherever in the world, we’re equipped and ready to meet it.

We live our values, we’re purposeful and purpose-led. So although the world is fast-moving and rapidly changing, we see it as a place where everyone can thrive. We’re ambitious for our clients, our communities – and for you. Whether you’re starting out on your career or well established, whether you’re a lawyer or in business services. If you’re looking for what’s next, we are too.

What to expect

As a lawyer, you enjoy a variety of work: regional to international and across practice groups. With us, you grow your global mindset. You’re encouraged to put ideas into action and there’s always something new and different to get involved in. We see the fast-moving world as a place where we can all thrive and succeed. We’re excited for what’s next, so with us, you can be too.

About the team:

Our Employment team includes over 220 qualified lawyers across our global office network. A key differentiator of the practice is that a significant part of our work is stand-alone employment work, not linked to corporate activity. Providing a co-ordinated service across all jurisdictions including board level strategic advice as well as day-to-day HR related support, we have experience of advising a wide range of organizations, from blue-chip FTSE and Fortune 500 companies to start-ups and owner-managed businesses.

Our US Employee Benefits group is ranked in Chambers USA whilst our UK Employment teams have the most areas and individuals ranked in band 1 across both Chambers and Legal 500. In total we have over 40 partners ranked across our international offices in Chambers Global, Europe and Asia-Pacific guides.

The team undertakes contentious and non-contentious works for both national and international clients. Works include mergers & acquisitions, advisory cases, corporate support and advocacy. We also handle over 1,000 Employment Tribunal claims a year, alongside defending class-action claims for household name clients.

Role and key responsibilities

We are looking to expand the team and have an opportunity for a lawyer with 4 - 8 PQE who would be interested in being part of a leading team of specialist Employment solicitors specialising in equal pay and pay equity/pay transparency issues. Given the advent of the European Pay Transparency Directive (EPTD) this an opportunity within a challenging and rewarding area of law, advising both national and global clients.

Our Pay practice comprises lawyers based in various locations across the UK, with work including non-contentious advisory work on equal pay grievances and audits, high profile complex equal pay and discrimination claims and defending class-action equal pay cases. We are also heavily engaged in multi-jurisdictional projects, assisting our clients with their preparation for the implementation of the EPTD alongside wider global pay equity projects.

The resources of an international firm allow all of our lawyers to produce their best work and use their imagination as well as legal skills to provide a great service to our clients.

Ideally candidates will have equal pay/pay equity experience and the ability to deal with the competing demands of clients which arise from involvement in a number of separate transactions didates will also have the ability to work flexibly to tight deadlines as well the ability to demonstrate the delivery of excellent client care, including advising clients…