Employment Associate – 2+ years’ PQE

Overview

As an experienced employment lawyer, you will join a leading UK-wide Employment & Reward team, based in Glasgow, Birmingham or Leeds. You will handle strategic employment matters for major UK and international clients, balancing risk with commercial objectives. The role offers cross-border collaboration, high-profile work, and a clear path for progression within a national practice. You will shape solutions on workforce change, investigations, and transactional support while building trusted client relationships. Your impact includes delivering practical, robust advice aligned with business aims.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working requests considered
• inclusion and belonging culture
• opportunity for progression within a national platform
• high-quality client relationships and varied work

Responsibilities

• Complex Employment Tribunal and High Court litigation
• Strategic workforce projects, reorganisations and redundancies
• Industrial relations, senior exits and executive reward
• Team moves, restrictive covenants and global mobility
• Employment support on corporate transactions and outsourcing
• Workplace investigations, equality and pay reporting
• Addressing the evolving impact of technology and AI in the workplace

Key requirements

• UK-qualified employment lawyer with at least 4 years’ PQE in a strong commercial practice
• Experience advising on strategic employment matters and managing complex disputes
• Strong technical skills, sound commercial judgement, clear communication
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work across offices and disciplines
• Motivated by growing the practice and advancing within a national team

• collaborative
• clear communication
• relationship-building
• complex disputes (tribunal and court)
• strategic employment matters
• reorganisations and redundancies

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