Associate - Employment

Trowers & Hamlins; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

GPP Pension (Aviva)

Private medical insurance (Vitality)

Gym discounts

Cinema tickets

Job summary

Trowers & Hamlins is recruiting an Associate in Employment for its Birmingham office. The role is permanent and full-time, with a substantive fee-earning remit from day one.

The successful candidate will handle varied employment matters, draft contracts and policies, and support tribunal work within a growing team. A collaborative, client-focused approach is essential.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years' PQE in employment law.
• Based in Birmingham with ability to handle varied client matters.
• Experience drafting contracts, policies and disciplinary procedures.

Responsibilities

• Advise high-profile clients on strategic employment matters.
• Draft employment contracts, policies and disciplinary procedures.
• Manage employment tribunal claims from initiation to resolution.
• Support complex transactional employment matters.
• Contribute to thought leadership and client events.
• Develop sector knowledge and keep abreast of legal developments.
• Build long-term client relationships and maintain file quality.

Skills

PQE in employment law

Job description

Associate - Employment

Department: Employment and Pensions

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Birmingham

Description

We are looking for an employment solicitor with between 1 and 5 years' PQE to join our Birmingham office at a time when the team is growing. This is a substantive fee-earning role with real responsibility from the outset.

The Role

We are looking for an employment solicitor with between 1 and 5 years' PQE to join our Birmingham office at a time when the team is growing. This is a substantive fee-earning role with real responsibility from the outset.

If you are looking for a role where the work is interesting, the clients are engaged, and a team that is friendly and fun, then we could be the team for you.

The Candidate

Day-to-day the work is varied. You can expect to be involved in:

• Advising high-profile clients on a range of strategic employment matters


• Drafting employment contracts, policies, and disciplinary and grievance procedures


• Managing employment tribunal claims from initial instruction to resolution


• Supporting complex transactional employment matters


• Handling data subject access requests


• Contributing to the team's profile through thought leadership articles, seminars and client events


• Developing deep sector knowledge and maintaining cutting-edge awareness of legal developments


• Building long-term client relationships — we work with clients who return to us repeatedly, and we want Associates who understand the value of that


• Maintaining excellence in file management in accordance with Lexcel and departmental standards


• Actively engaging in comprehensive firm-wide and departmental training programmes

Benefits

• Our benefits include, an annual bonus scheme, GPP Pension Scheme with Aviva. We also offer Private Medical Insurance, (currently with Vitality Health) upon joining the firm, which include discounted gym memberships, free cinema tickets, health assessments and much more.

Trowers & Hamlins is an equal opportunities employer and values equity, diversity and inclusion. All applications will be considered on merit and the applicant's suitability to meet the requirements of the role and will be treated equally irrespective of Ethnicity, Gender (including Trans and non-binary) Race, Disability, Religion and sexual orientation.

As part of our firm recruitment policy our candidates are subject to employment screening background checks. These checks include personal details, education and employment history, professional qualifications and credit and criminal checks as appropriate.