Employment Associate

Leading Media, Entertainment & Sport Practice

London

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a junior Employment Associate to join a highly regarded law firm with a longstanding reputation as one of the UK's premier advisers to the media, entertainment, music and sports sectors. The firm is widely recognised as a market leader within the creative industries and has been advising high-profile individuals, rights holders, brands, production companies and businesses for more than 50 years.

Client Base

Clients include:

• Senior executives, directors and partners
• Music labels and rights businesses
• Talent managers and management companies
• Media and entertainment businesses
• Sports clubs and high-profile athletes
• Well-known public figures and creators
• Entrepreneurial growth businesses and established corporate clients

The Role

Working closely with experienced partners and senior lawyers, you will gain exposure to a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including:

• Drafting and negotiating employment contracts and service agreements
• Advising senior executives on appointments, exits and strategic career moves
• Settlement agreements and negotiated departures
• Disciplinary, grievance and performance matters
• Redundancies, restructurings and business reorganisations
• TUPE and workplace change projects
• Restrictive covenants and team moves
• Employment tribunal litigation
• Discrimination, whistleblowing and unfair dismissal claims
• Bonus, incentive and remuneration disputes
• HR advisory work for employer clients
• Employment support on corporate and commercial transactions

Candidate Requirements

Applications are welcomed from solicitors with between NQ - 3 years' PQE who can demonstrate:

• Strong employment law experience gained at a recognised practice
• Excellent technical and drafting skills
• Experience of advising either employers, senior executives or both
• Exposure to employment tribunal litigation
• Commercial awareness and an interest in media, entertainment and sport
• Strong interpersonal and client management skills
• A proactive and entrepreneurial approach to business development
• The confidence to work directly with sophisticated and high-profile clients