Associate - Employment

DAC Beachcroft; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

DAC Beachcroft is seeking an Employment Lawyer in Manchester. The successful candidate will handle a wide range of employment matters, particularly in the financial services sector, and be involved in litigation and general advisory work.

The role emphasizes developing relationships with clients and supervising junior staff. The firm supports flexible working arrangements and encourages discussion about work-life balance during the hiring process.

Qualifications

• We expect the post holder to be 3+ PQE.
• Ideally, experience of advising multi-national commercial clients.
• Must have experience working on tribunal claims.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a varied workload of employment matters advising employers.
• Work on complex discrimination and breach of contract litigation.
• Assist on restructures in the UK and multiple jurisdictions.
• General employment advisory work by telephone and email.
• Supervise and assist in developing trainees and paralegals.
• Initiate marketing and business development activities.

Skills

3+ PQE

Advising multi-national clients

Experience on tribunal claims

Independent thinker

Confident communicator

Enthusiastic team player

Job description

Overview

Department: Employment, Pensions and Immigration - North

Location: Manchester

The Manchester Employment team acts for a range of market leading clients across the financial services, healthcare and commercial sectors. The team has a strong reputation and is recognised as Band/Tier 1 in both the latest Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 UK rankings. The team has a strong reputation in the Manchester market, acting for a stable of significant financial services clients and household name corporates, as well as being a market leader in the public and independent health sectors. For more information on our Employment and Pensions expertise please go to https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/gb/expertise/services/employment-and-pensions/

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake a busy and varied workload of employment matters advising all types of employers, with an emphasis on our financial services sector clients
• Work on complex discrimination, whistleblowing and breach of contract litigation (Employment Tribunal and High Court) under appropriate supervision
• Assist on non-contentious projects including restructures (redundancy and TUPE) in the UK and across multiple jurisdictions
• General employment advisory work by telephone and email
• Take an active role in supervising the work of and assisting in the development of trainees and paralegals
• Take part in and initiate marketing, networking and other business development activities in order to maintain and develop work from existing clients and potential clients. This includes assisting with client seminars and delivering training
• Contribute to non fee-earning activity as appropriate e.g. knowledge sharing, internal training

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• We would expect the post holder to be 3+ PQE.
• Ideally experience of advising multi-national commercial clients.
• Must have experience of working on tribunal claims and other contentious matters.
• Independent thinker with a focus on generating commercial solutions to problems on behalf of clients.
• Confident communicator with an ability to develop relationships with clients and influence at all levels.
• Enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach.

We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.