Employment Lawyer

Pinsent Masons; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinsent Masons, a leading law firm, is seeking an Employment Associate with 3-5 PQE for its Employment & Reward Group. The role focuses on advising clients on employment law issues, including complex tribunal claims and restructuring matters. The firm offers opportunities for professional growth through comprehensive training and dynamic client engagement.

Benefits

Comprehensive training and career development programs

Early responsibility and opportunities to build client relationships

Qualifications

• At least one year of employment law experience in a commercial practice.
• Knowledge of complex tribunal claims and senior-level grievances.
• Experience in M&A and outsourcing advice is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Handling complex tribunal claims, discrimination, and redundancy issues.
• Providing legal advice on cross-border employment law.
• Supporting strategic projects like pay gap audits.

Skills

Employment law experience

Commercial awareness

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork

Proactive approach to growth

Education

Strong academic background

Job description

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We are currently recruiting an Employment Associate with 3-5 PQE to join our Employment & Reward Group. Opportunities are available in our London, Manchester, or Birmingham offices.

Background

Our Employment & Reward Group is recognized as one of the best and most experienced teams in the country. We have extensive resources, offering both national coverage and international expertise through our offices in Europe, the Gulf, Asia Pacific, and Australia.

We serve leading FTSE blue chip organizations, providing legal advice and acting as strategic business partners, understanding their sector-specific challenges and opportunities.

We pride ourselves on being confident, commercially aware, pragmatic, and responsive, delivering innovative commercial solutions and helping clients navigate legal and workforce challenges. Our long-term relationships with many household-name companies attest to our success.

Our work includes cutting-edge claims, projects, and transactions involving international and cross-border issues, such as global mobility, executive employment law, and strategic projects like change management and pay gap audits. The recent acquisition of Brook Graham enhances our offerings.

This growth-focused strategy makes this a great opportunity for an Associate seeking career progression.

The Candidate Required

The ideal candidate will have at least one year of employment law experience in a commercial practice, with knowledge of complex tribunal claims, cross-border issues, restructuring, redundancy, senior-level grievances, discrimination, whistleblowing, and potentially high-value litigation. Experience in M&A and outsourcing advice is advantageous.

They will possess a strong academic background, technical expertise, commercial awareness, and understanding of large international firm operations. Excellent communication skills, teamwork, and a proactive approach to growth are essential.

"The service provided by Pinsent Masons is excellent."

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What We Offer

• A dynamic, growing global team committed to delivering outstanding client results.
• Comprehensive training and career development programs, including monthly 121s, career discussions, and biannual appraisals, to help you develop sector expertise and service excellence.
• Early responsibility and opportunities to build client relationships.

Contact us for further details.