Employment Senior Associate

This leading National firm is renowned for pairing high-quality work and top clients with a working environment which prioritises its staff and allows them to flourish.

For Employment solicitors (4+ PQE) looking for a progression opportunity where they can accelerate their career with a flexible, friendly and high-performing firm, this could be your next role.

The Firm

This national firm has excelled in recent years and has a renowned reputation amongst clients and employees alike. It places its staff at the centre of its success and allows individuals to choose the ways of working that best suit them.

Positive reports about the supportive and nourishing working environment are reflected in the company's revenue, which has shown exponential growth and resulted in expansion across the UK. This is partly due to the firm's belief that staff are the key to their success, which results in heavy investment in staff development and a flexible approach to work-life balance.

Taking on an innovative and forward-thinking mindset, this firm seeks to encourage ambition and creativity and takes real steps to go the extra mile for clients, without compromising the happiness of their employees.

Clients include some of the most prestigious companies and private individuals. As such, you should expect exposure to high-quality, large-scale work that will showcase your ability and skills as a legal professional.

If you are an ambitious and motivated professional, who is seeking to work for one of the pre-eminent law firms in the country, this is a truly unparalleled opportunity. You will be able to develop a depth of expertise which could see you ascend to the top of the legal profession in your chosen practice area.

The Role

This role is well suited to an Employment solicitor who is keen to take on a varied and exciting caseload of both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Work spans a plethora of employment issues, from providing general advice and HR support to supporting on strategic projects, high-profile tribunal work, TUPE, collective matters and much more.

Clients are prestigious and large-scale, making for a complex, engaging and fulfilling workload where you will develop unparalleled expertise in employment issues.

Working directly alongside Legal 500 individually ranked Partners in the practice area, you will be in a strong position to develop professionally as you progress through one of the premier legal businesses in the country.

The current split of the team's work is around 60/40 weighted towards contentious work so you should be very comfortable taking on employment dispute matters.

Progression within the team is actively supported and there is lots of headroom to develop into.

The Ideal Candidate

• Is an experienced Employment Solicitor (4+ PQE) with strong contentious expertise
• Can work independently and as part of a team
• Manage a varied caseload with a range of clients
• Has strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and empathetically with clients and colleagues alike.
• Is well organised and can prioritise efficiently
• Can manage and support junior lawyers

What's on offer

• Join a friendly and motivated team with a Top-50 national firm
• Exposure to prestigious clients and complex, engaging work
• Quick Partnership potential
• Genuine working flexibility
• Excellent salary
• Excellent benefits and well-being considerations

Apply now for immediate consideration or contact Jules Grieve at 0131 460 7747 or jules@jmc-legal.com for a confidential conversation.