Employment Associate

RWK Goodman LLP; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Holiday allowance 26.5–31.5 days

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Season ticket loan

Discretionary profit and performance‑‑

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced family leave

Descripción de la vacante

RWK Goodman LLP in London seeks an Employment Associate (3-5 years' PQE) to join a growing team led by Partner David Israel. The role covers a broad range of employment matters for employers and senior executives, with a mix of contentious and non-contentious work across multiple sectors.

You will join a collaborative, commercially focused practice delivering strategic advice, HR policy support, and complex advisory work on a variety of client matters.

Formación

• 3-5 years' PQE in employment law.
• Experience advising employer clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters.
• Experience advising Senior Executive clients.
• Strong technical knowledge and commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive and collaborative approach to client service.
• An interest in business development and marketing.

Responsabilidades

• Enjoy a varied caseload encompassing both contentious and non-contentious employment work for employers and Senior Executives.
• Handle Employment Tribunal claims and litigation, contracts, policies, and procedures.
• Assist with redundancy and restructuring projects, workplace investigations and settlements.
• Provide day-to-day HR and employment law advisory support.

Conocimientos

Employment law

Client advisory

Commercial awareness

Team collaboration

Descripción del empleo

Are you an ambitious Employment Associate looking to develop your career within a highly regarded and growing team? Our Employment team is seeking a talented Associate (3-5 years' PQE) to join our Employment team in London, led by Partner David Israel.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative and commercially focused practice, working with a diverse client base across a broad range of sectors. The team advises employers on the full spectrum of employment law matters, providing strategic and pragmatic support tailored to clients' business objectives.

The Role

You'll enjoy a varied caseload encompassing both contentious and non-contentious employment work, for employers and Senior Executives including:

• Employment Tribunal claims and litigation
• Complex disciplinary, grievance and performance management matters
• Employment contracts, policies and procedures
• Redundancy and restructuring projects
• Workplace investigations
• Senior Executive exits, negotiations and settlement agreements
• Employment aspects of corporate transactions
• Day-to-day HR and employment law advisory work

The team works with clients across a wide range of sectors, including professional services, technology, healthcare, education, manufacturing and other commercial industries, ensuring a diverse and stimulating workload.

Skills, Experience and Attributes

We're looking for an Associate with:

• 3-5 years' PQE in employment law
• Experience advising employer clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters
• Experience advising Senior Executive clients
• Strong technical knowledge and commercial awareness
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• A proactive and collaborative approach to client service
• An interest in business development and marketing

About us

At RWK Goodman, you can enjoy a strong legal career, with exceptional client work. And you’ll be supported, every step of the way.

A progressive Top 100 law firm, over 650 colleagues. 36 specialist areas. 3 legal divisions. With offices across the South West, Thames Valley and London.

Committed to collaborative growth and shared success, we’re focused on delivering sustained positive change. Because we want to make a lasting difference to the world around us and achieve our vision of being the firm what clients want to work with and people want to work for.

• 26.5–31.5 days’ holiday per year
• Buying and selling holiday
• Healthcare cash plan / private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Discretionary profit and performance-related bonus
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced family leave
• Recruitment referral bonus
• Group income protection
• Salary reviewed regularly

We know our people are what sets us apart. That’s why we continue to nurture and develop our colleagues and attract and retain the best talent.

We support colleagues with a robust programme of learning and development opportunities, underpinned by our transparent Career Development Framework (CDF), which shows exactly what you need to achieve to grow your career with us.

From mentoring initiatives, through to personal development programmes and courses, we are proud to offer a suite of opportunities to drive your career and achieve your ambitions.

Inclusive Employer

We’re on a mission to create a dynamic and inclusive culture. And that starts with our recruitment process. If you have a disability, whether visible or not, we want to work with you every step of the way. Because we want to give you the best chance of success when you apply.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to accommodate your disability, such as extra time on written assessments, an accessible interview room or a quiet space before and after the interview.