Associate - Employment

JMC Legal Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm seeks a 4-5 PQE Associate for its top-ranked Employment team in London. The role involves advising major corporates on high-impact employment matters, including litigation and strategic workforce changes, offering early responsibility and growth opportunities.

Benefits

Collaborative team environment

Career pathway with regular appraisals

Flexible working culture

Bespoke training opportunities

Qualifications

• 4-5 years' PQE in employment law from a recognised commercial practice.
• Technically robust understanding of employment law.
• Experience advising on contentious and strategic advisory matters.

Responsibilities

• Advise on complex employment tribunal and High Court litigation.
• Manage strategic restructuring and redundancy programmes.
• Handle GDPR/data privacy issues and compliance advisory.

Skills

Communication

Commercial Judgement

Teamwork

Education

Strong academic credentials

Job description

Join one of the UK's top-ranked Employment teams as a 4-5 PQE Associate and work on strategic, high-value employment matters with major household-name clients. A leading international law firm is seeking a talented employment lawyer to join its award-winning Employment & Reward Group in London.

The Firm

This top-tier international firm boasts one of the best-resourced employment law teams in the country, with lawyers located across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Australia. Known for its depth of expertise, commerciality, and sector-led advice, the firm is the go-to partner for many of the UK's and the world's leading corporates and financial institutions.

The team advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters, often with a cross-border dynamic. Their work includes high-stakes litigation, strategic workforce change, reward strategy, and executive-level advisory, all grounded in a deep understanding of the challenges facing modern businesses.

The Role

This is a rare opportunity to join the London office as a 4-5 PQE Associate in the Employment & Reward Group.

You'll work alongside some of the most highly regarded employment lawyers in the country, advising major corporates on high-impact matters including:

• Complex employment tribunal and High Court litigation, including whistleblowing, discrimination, and restrictive covenants.
• Strategic restructuring and redundancy programmes.
• Senior executive recruitment, exits, and remuneration issues.
• Multi-jurisdictional workforce change and global mobility projects.
• GDPR/data privacy issues including DSARs and compliance advisory.
• TUPE and outsourcing, as well as employment aspects of corporate transactions.

You'll be encouraged to take on early responsibility, manage client relationships, and participate in cross-office, multi-disciplinary projects that offer visibility and growth.

The Ideal Candidate:

• 4-5 years' PQE in employment law from a recognised commercial practice.
• Strong academic credentials and a technically robust understanding of employment law.
• Proven experience advising on both contentious and strategic advisory matters, particularly in relation to senior-level issues.
• Exposure to international employment work, corporate support, and/or reward projects is advantageous.
• A team player with excellent communication skills, commercial judgement, and the ambition to contribute to a growing, market-leading team.

What's on Offer:

• A place in a highly respected, collaborative team consistently ranked top-tier in legal directories.
• The chance to work on high-profile employment law matters for leading national and global clients.
• A well-developed career pathway with regular appraisals, 1-to-1 support, and bespoke training to help you progress.
• A global platform with regular opportunities to work across jurisdictions and specialisms.
• Inclusive and flexible working culture, with genuine agile working and an award-winning diversity and wellbeing agenda.

If you're a commercially savvy employment lawyer looking for a platform to grow your expertise and accelerate your career, this is an outstanding opportunity to join one of the country's leading Employment law teams.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Charlie Simpkin at JMC Legal Recruitment.