Senior Associate - Employment

Are you a talented Employment Senior Associate with 5-8 years PQE, looking to join a large, progressive Employment department? Progress your legal career in this top 20 law firm in London, renowned for their unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and a dynamic approach to law.
The Firm
Considered one of the world's leading professional services businesses with over 25 offices across the globe, this firm is the proud recipients of multiple accolades across the Legal 500, Chambers, Times, Financial Times, Thomas Reuters, and numerous other publications.
Their vision for 2020 and the next decade is clear cut and this firm has no plans on slowing down on their growth. With this comes every opportunity for a vast arrange of international work and international secondments. Considered one of the big tech firms you will never be far away from the growing tech empire within the legal sphere.
The Role
This is a fantastic position for an Employment Senior Associate with 5-8 years PQE to join this leading Top 20 International practice within their City of London office.
You will typically spend around 80-85% of your time on contentious and advisory work and 15-20% of your time on transactional support. Typical work includes the following:
Disputes and investigations

• Tribunal litigation (e.g. unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, discrimination).
• High Court litigation (e.g. team moves and bonus claims).
• Workplace investigations.
• Working with our dispute resolution team on other investigations.
• Strike ballots and union activities.

Contentious advice

• Senior exits and settlement agreements.
• Restrictive covenant breaches, planning team moves.
• Other contentious advice (e.g. grievances, disciplinaries).

Other advisory

• Change projects (e.g. redundancy and TUPE processes, both UK focussed and international)
• Contracts, bonus schemes and handbooks
• Business immigration
• Other ad hoc advice (e.g. gender pay gap reporting, holiday pay, furlough)

Requirements

• You will be a 5-8 PQE solicitor qualified in England & Wales.
• You will have trained and worked post qualification within a respectable private practice or in-house team.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and excellent benefits with clear and structured progression paths.
• A flexible and friendly working environment and a supportive team culture
• Exposure to large, high-profile UK and international issues.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Employment Senior Associate with 5-8 years PQE, to join this top 20 law firm in London.
Apply now for immediate consideration, or feel free to contact Alex Rollinson at JMC Legal Recruitment for a confidential conversation.