Associate (4-6 PQE) - Employment Business Services - Employment, Pensions & Immigration · Manch[...]

Brabners; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Associate to join their award-winning employment group. This role offers the chance to work on diverse cases, from day-to-day HR advice to complex business reorganisations and tribunal claims. You'll provide strategic advice to businesses and support senior executives in negotiations. With a commitment to innovation and sustainability, this law firm provides a flexible working environment and a competitive benefits package, making it an exciting opportunity for those looking to advance their careers in law.

Benefits

25 days holiday (increasing to 32)

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection insurance

Colleague committees involvement

Qualifications

• Relevant experience acting for employers and executives.
• Ability to work autonomously while being a team player.

Responsibilities

• Advising on employment law issues including contracts and redundancies.
• Managing employment tribunal claims including unfair dismissal cases.

Skills

Employment law expertise

Client relationship management

Autonomous working

Team collaboration

Handling tribunal claims

Commercial awareness

Delegation skills

Trade union experience

Job description

We have a brilliant opportunity for an experienced Associate to join our growing team!

Our award-winning employment group is one of the largest, most specialised and respected legal teams in the North, with the team being consistently ranked top in legal directories such as The Legal 500.

You'll work on a diverse range of cases, from day-to-day HR advice to complex business reorganisations and employment tribunal claims.

We provide strategic, tailored advice to businesses facing employment challenges while also supporting senior executives and directors in negotiating executive settlement agreements, restrictive covenants, and compensation packages.

What you'll be doing but not limited to

• Advising on employment law issues, including contracts, redundancies, TUPE & collective consultations.
• Managing employment tribunal claims, including unfair dismissal, discrimination & whistleblowing cases.
• Providing corporate support on transactions and restructures.
• Building strong client relationships.
• Supervising and mentoring team members.

What we need from you

• Relevant experience acting for employers (and executives).
• Ability to work autonomously while also being a team player.
• Experience successfully handling employment tribunal claims.
• Strong client skills and commercial awareness.
• Willingness to work across offices and develop business opportunities.
• Ability to delegate effectively.
• Trade union experience – beneficial but not essential.
• Client following – not essential, but a plus!

Benefits

Our successful candidate will have an incredible opportunity to develop a rewarding and successful career with an award-winning law firm in a flexible and agile working environment.

We provide a competitive salary and benefits package, including 25 days’ holiday (increasing to 32 days through our loyalty recognition programme) plus the option to purchase an extra five days each year.

We also offer a pension scheme, private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection insurance, as well as plenty of opportunities to get involved in our colleague committees to make a real impact in the local community.

About Brabners

Brabners is purpose-led independent law firm. A certified B Corp with award-winning environmental credentials, we seek to demonstrate that business can bring about positive change by being innovative, diverse and sustainable.

With over 200 years of history, we’re proudly anchored in the North but serve businesses and individuals across England and Wales.

We have won awards for being innovative at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards and diverse as Manchester Law Society’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions. We are also recognised as one of the 25 best large companies to work for in the UK and have won The Legal 500 Future Lawyers awards for job satisfaction, quality of work, social life and work/life balance.

We have a number of colleague-led affinity groups including for LGBTQ+, REACH, physical and mental health and social mobility, as well as a sustainability, environmental and green group.

It’s all part of how we make the difference.