Employment Associate: Complex HR & Tribunal Work

DAC Beachcroft LLP; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DAC Beachcroft LLP in Newcastle seeks an Associate to join the Employment, Pensions and Immigration team. You will manage a busy caseload covering contentious and non-contentious matters for a diverse client base.

The role requires 4+ years PQE with tribunal experience and the ability to advise on TUPE and organisational change projects. You will contribute to client development, attend trainings, and supervise junior colleagues while working in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Solicitor with 4+ years PQE and solid practice in employment law.
• Experience handling tribunal claims and other contentious matters.
• Experience advising on non-contentious matters including TUPE and organisational change.
• Experience advising large institutional employers and working across regulated sectors.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a busy workload of employment matters for a range of sectors including health, public, and private.
• Progress and manage a wide variety of client matters, both contentious and non-contentious.
• Handle complex dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing litigation with supervision.
• Assist on organisational change projects and non-contentious assignments.
• Provide general employment advisory work by telephone and email.
• Supervise trainees, apprentices and paralegals; develop junior colleagues.

Skills

PQE 4+ years

Tribunal experience

TUPE advisory

Org change

Client relations

Commercial solutions

Job description

DAC Beachcroft LLP in Newcastle seeks an Associate to join the Employment, Pensions and Immigration team. You will manage a busy caseload covering contentious and non-contentious matters for a diverse client base.

The role requires 4+ years PQE with tribunal experience and the ability to advise on TUPE and organisational change projects. You will contribute to client development, attend trainings, and supervise junior colleagues while working in a collaborative environment.