Employment Associate - Leading London Practice
A standout opportunity to join a high‑reputation London practice known for its sophisticated employment work, long‑established client relationships, and a genuine ability to offer lawyers breadth, depth, and real progression. This is a team recognised for high‑quality advisory work, complex disputes, and expertise at partnership and senior‑executive level without the anonymity or rigidity of a large City machine.
The Role
You'll work across a genuinely varied, high‑calibre caseload, including:
- Contentious and advisory employment matters
- Discrimination, whistleblowing, misconduct, unfair dismissal and restrictive covenant issues
- Partnership and LLP disputes
- Senior executive exits, board-level issues and sensitive internal investigations
- Corporate support for major transactions and restructures
- Opportunities to lead client relationships early and develop your own practice profile
It's the kind of role that gives you both intellectual challenge and a platform to grow.
Client Base
The team's clients are diverse, sophisticated, and consistently engaging, including:
- Major employers across real estate, finance, education, charities, and technology
- Senior executives, partners, founders, and board directors
- Organisations handling high‑stakes HR, regulatory and governance issues
- Clients seeking strategic advice on risk, policy, restructuring and people strategy
Requirements
We're looking for someone who brings:
- 1-4 PQE UK Qualified Employment Solicitor
- Exposure to both respondent and/or claimant work
- The ability to handle contentious and advisory matters with commercial judgement
- An interest in partnership law, senior executive work, or developing a niche
If you want a role where you're trusted early, supported properly, and encouraged to build a long‑term career as a specialist, this is one of the rare teams that offers it.
