Employment Associate: Tribunal & Advisory

Thinking Search; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Thinking Search is recruiting at Associate or Senior Associate level for its Employment team in Manchester. You will advise clients on a broad range of respondent employment matters, including workplace disputes, investigations and strategic HR issues, and you will manage tribunal litigation.

This role offers exposure to cross-border matters and development within a market-leading team, with mentoring of junior lawyers and opportunities to contribute to business development and client training.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with experience in respondent employment law.
• Experience in a leading law firm or comparable in-house environment.
• Strong Employment Tribunal experience and technical knowledge.
• Excellent drafting, analytical and case management skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on respondent employment matters, workplace disputes and HR issues.
• Manage Employment Tribunal litigation, draft pleadings and witness statements.
• Advise on restructurings, TUPE transfers, disciplinary and redundancy matters.
• Support corporate transactions on employment‑related issues.
• Draft commercially focused advice and build client relationships.
• Deliver trainings, webinars and knowledge updates.
• Assist with business development and networking; mentor junior lawyers.

Skills

Employment Law

Client Management

Drafting & Pleading

Case Management

Education

Solicitor qualification

Job description

Thinking Search is recruiting at Associate or Senior Associate level for its Employment team in Manchester. You will advise clients on a broad range of respondent employment matters, including workplace disputes, investigations and strategic HR issues, and you will manage tribunal litigation.

This role offers exposure to cross-border matters and development within a market-leading team, with mentoring of junior lawyers and opportunities to contribute to business development and client training.