Employment Partner

Employment Partner | Legal 500 Ranked Firm | Manchester

A unique opportunity for an experienced Employment lawyer to join a fast moving, Legal 500 ranked Manchester firm at partner level, working alongside one of the most experienced and respected Employment partners in the region.

The Firm

This is not a conventional law firm. It has built its reputation by doing things differently, with a business structure that is free from the red tape and layers of approval that slow lawyers down elsewhere. Decisions are made quickly, partners are approachable and the culture is open and non hierarchical. The result is an environment where good ideas get backed and good lawyers get on with it.

The partnership has been built from the top down with lawyers recruited from Top 50 international firms, bringing heavyweight technical expertise and a fresher, more entrepreneurial way of delivering it. The firm is full service, advising major corporate clients across Corporate, Employment, Commercial Disputes and Construction, alongside a tailored offering for HNW and UHNW individuals. Legal 500 recognition across multiple practice areas shows the quality is already there.

What really sets the firm apart is its direction of travel. The partnership has committed significant investment to the next phase of growth, and the firm has recently opened offices in other cities in the region to serve further demand.

This is a firm moving upwards at pace, not one content to plod along. For an ambitious partner, that means joining at a pivotal stage with genuine influence over where the business goes next.

The Role

You will work directly alongside a leading Legal 500 ranked Employment partner, in a department with strong foundations and a clear appetite to grow. This is a chance to shape the practice rather than inherit a fixed structure, in an entrepreneurial environment that backs people who want to build.

The department advises on a broad range of contentious and non contentious employment matters, including:

• Employment contracts, policies and settlement agreements
• TUPE processes and business transfers
• Employment tribunal claims
• Discrimination, unfair dismissal and grievance matters
• Corporate support on the employment aspects of transactions

The firm's strong corporate client base means corporate support underpins much of the department's work, so experience in this area will be particularly well received.

The firm will have a sensible and considered conversation about how your existing client relationships and sector focus can be built into a realistic business case. They understand that clients take time to move and are focused on the long term picture.

The Ideal Candidate

• Employment lawyer at Partner level, or a Legal Director with a credible route to partnership
• Strong technical background across contentious and non contentious employment work
• Existing client relationships, or a clear plan to build them
• Experience supporting corporate transactions is highly favourable
• Entrepreneurial and collaborative, keen to help build a growing practice

What's on Offer

• The chance to work alongside one of the most experienced Employment partners in the region
• A business free from red tape, where decisions are made quickly and ideas are backed
• A platform to grow and develop your own practice within a supported, expanding department
• A partnership recruited from Top 50 international firms, with significant investment behind its growth plans
• A strong corporate client base and natural cross referral opportunities
• Competitive, above market remuneration depending on experience and background

To find out more, contact Joe Bryant at joe@jmc-legal.com or call 07441 937590