Employment Senior Associate

Ready to take the next step in your employment law career? Looking to join a nationally recognised firm with a clear path to partnership?

This highly regarded Employment team based in Manchester is looking to recruit a Senior Associate to join their growing North West practice, handling complex, high-quality work for a broad and impressive client base.

Offering a competitive salary, flexible working and genuine progression opportunities, this ambitious firm will invest in your development and give you the platform to build a rewarding, long-term career.

The Firm

This full-service, nationally operating law firm has built a strong reputation for excellence across every major sector, with a turnover exceeding £100 million and a presence in offices across the country. Its growth has been driven by a consistent ability to attract top legal talent and deliver exceptional results for clients ranging from household-name employers to leading public sector organisations.

Culture is a genuine differentiator here. Collaboration is embedded in how the firm operates, and senior lawyers are actively involved in the development of junior colleagues. It is a firm where ambition is recognised and rewarded, and where the pathway to partnership is transparent and achievable for those with the drive to pursue it.

The Employment team is one of the firm's flagship practice areas, consistently market-recognised, commercially focused and well regarded by the clients it serves.

The Role

Working within this high-performing Employment team, you will manage your own varied caseload of contentious and non-contentious matters, including tribunal litigation, TUPE, restructuring, senior exits and complex disciplinary and grievance issues.

You will take growing responsibility for client relationships, playing an active role in account management and business development alongside your fee-earning work. You will also support and mentor junior members of the team, contributing to their technical development and commercial awareness.

This is a role with real scope, both in the quality of work you will handle and in the career trajectory it offers. With the firm actively investing in its Manchester presence, you will be joining at a point of genuine momentum.

The Ideal Candidate

• Has around 5 to 8 years' PQE in employment law, gained at a reputable firm
• Is comfortable managing a varied and complex caseload with a degree of autonomy
• Is building, or is ready to build, their own client relationships
• Communicates confidently with clients and colleagues at all levels
• Has supervisory experience and enjoys developing junior talent
• Is motivated by progression, with partnership as a longer-term ambition

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary benchmarked to experience and market rate, with a proactive bonus structure
• Clear progression pathway to Legal Director and partnership
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Comprehensive benefits package including pension, private medical insurance, income protection, life assurance, health cash plan, dental cover and gym membership