Employment Associate

JMC Legal Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

JMC Legal Recruitment is seeking an Employment Associate with 1+ years PQE to join the firm's Manchester office. The role offers exposure to high value employer side work within a nationally recognised practice and links to leading Partners.

You will handle a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters, enjoy mentoring from senior lawyers, and have opportunities for career progression in a flexible, hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with 1+ years PQE in Employment Law
• Experience advising employers across contentious and non-contentious employment matters
• Strong technical ability and excellent communication skills
• Commercially minded with a genuine ambition to develop your career within a leading national team

Responsibilities

• Advise on contentious and non-contentious employment matters
• Handle employment tribunal litigation, restructures and TUPE
• Direct client contact with mentoring from senior lawyers
• Develop technical expertise and business development skills

Job description

Employment Associate | Top Ranked Employment Team | 1+ PQE | Manchester

Are you an Employment Solicitor 1+ years PQE looking to join one of the UK's leading Employment teams? This is an outstanding opportunity to join a nationally recognised, Chambers Band 1 and Legal 500 ranked practice, working alongside market leading Partners on complex employer side matters while benefiting from a genuinely supportive and progressive culture.

The Firm

This award winning national firm has established itself as one of the UK's leading full service commercial practices, acting for an impressive client base that includes multinational corporations, major financial institutions, high growth businesses and public sector organisations.

Recognised by The Times Best Law Firms and consistently ranked highly across the Legal 500 and Chambers, the firm has built an outstanding reputation across Employment, Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Real Estate, Banking & Finance and a number of other key practice areas.

Despite its national profile and premium client base, the firm has maintained a collaborative, people first culture. It places significant investment into technology, innovation and employee development, creating an environment where lawyers are trusted with responsibility early in their careers while enjoying genuine flexibility and excellent work life balance.

The Employment team is one of the firm's flagship departments, recognised as a Band 1 practice by Chambers and ranked amongst the strongest nationally. Led by highly regarded Partners, the team advises employers on the full spectrum of employment law issues across a broad range of sectors.

The Role

This is an excellent opportunity for an Employment Associate 1+ years PQE to join the firm's growing Manchester office.

Working alongside nationally recognised Employment Partners, you will advise an outstanding client base ranging from high growth businesses and household name retailers to multinational organisations and public sector bodies.

You will handle a varied mix of contentious and non contentious employment matters, including employment tribunal litigation, disciplinary and grievance matters, restructures and redundancies, TUPE, restrictive covenants, settlement agreements, executive exits and the employment aspects of corporate transactions.

The team is known for giving junior lawyers genuine responsibility from an early stage. You will have direct client contact, excellent mentoring from senior lawyers and the opportunity to develop both your technical expertise and business development skills within one of the UK's leading Employment practices.

About You

• Qualified Solicitor with 1+ years PQE in Employment Law
• Experience advising employers across contentious and non contentious employment matters
• Strong technical ability and excellent communication skills
• Commercially minded with a genuine ambition to develop your career within a leading national team

What's on Offer

• Work alongside nationally recognised Employment Partners
• Exposure to complex, high value employer side work
• Outstanding training, mentoring and long term career progression
• Flexible and hybrid working culture built on trust and autonomy
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package

This is an exceptional opportunity for an Employment Associate to join one of the UK's leading Employment teams in Manchester, offering first class work, market leading training and a genuine platform for long term career progression.