Senior Employment Associate - 5PQE+

Employment Associate | 5 PQE+
Legal 500 Employment boutique| London office| £90,000 - £120,000

The firm / team:
· Successful candidates can look forward to joining one of the most specialised Employment departments in the UK, looking to strengthen their Employment offering with the addition of a Senior Associate.
· They are considered to be amongst the leading firms in the UK for Employment law, ranked in the top tiers of the Legal 500 for their Employment law offering.
· You will be joining a specialised team, working across various jurisdictions, and various areas of employment law, covering both respondent and claimant work, in a 50/50 split.
· The firm are specialists in both Employment and Partnership law.
· This is a hardworking firm, offering a market-leading salary with a reasonable chargeable hours contribution of 1200 p/a.

The role:
· As a Senior Employment Associate within the team, you can expect to undertake a broad range of work with a supportive collegiate department.
· The firm are looking for someone capable of developing into a trusted advisor to their biggest clients.
· The work involved will include advising on both advisory and contentious matters, such as contracts, TUPE, and redundancies, as well as tribunals, workplace investigations, and high court litigation.
· You will be handling a caseload of approximately 80% contentious work, 20% advisory, and without any corporate support.

About you:
· Applications are sought from experienced Associates and Senior Associates with at least five years' post qualification experience, gained in England & Wales or a similar, leading common law jurisdiction.
· You will possess strong academics, and a confident understanding of employment law, ideally from a Top 50/Legal 500 background.
· Candidates should have strong organisation skills and a keen interest in joining one of the UK's leading Employment law firms.
Benefits:
· Salary package of £90,000 - £120,000
· 25 days annual leave.
· Bonus scheme.
· Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
· Cycle to work scheme.

To apply for the job of Employment Lawyer, or for more information please feel free to reach out to Andre Kacperski at BCL Legal.