EMPLOYMENT LAWYER – SENIOR ASSOCIATE | 4–8 PQE | MANCHESTER

QC Legal; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

QC Legal in Manchester seeks a solicitor to join its international Employment team, handling a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters across the UK and beyond.

You will advise on restructures, employee relations, data privacy, and cross-border projects, and manage Employment Tribunal work with senior support.

This is a role for a candidate with 4–8 years' PQE, strong interpersonal and commercial sense, and a passion for client relationships.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales with 4–8 years PQE in employment law.
• Experience advising across multiple jurisdictions and cross-border projects.
• Strong client-relations and business-development skills.

Responsibilities

• Handle a mix of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
• Manage Employment Tribunal matters through to hearing stage.
• Contribute to international and cross-border projects and training.

Skills

Employment law

Cross-border work

Client relations

Training clients

Education

Solicitor qualification England & Wales

Job description

About the Firm

This global law firm advises businesses on complex legal matters across the UK and internationally, with an Employment practice handling issues that frequently span multiple jurisdictions. Its lawyers act for a varied client base, ranging from start-ups and emerging multinationals to some of the world’s best-known global brands.

The Employment team advises throughout the employment lifecycle, covering strategic workforce matters, disputes, transactions and international projects. Lawyers regularly work across borders and alongside other practice areas, providing coordinated advice where employment issues form part of wider commercial challenges.

The Opportunity

• Join an international Employment practice handling a varied mix of complex employment matters.
• Work across both contentious and non-contentious employment law, with matters spanning the UK and international jurisdictions.
• Advise on global restructuring projects, organisational change and employee relations.
• Handle matters involving discrimination, whistleblowing, termination of employment and the protection of confidentiality and other business interests.
• Manage Employment Tribunal claims through to hearing stage, alongside relevant High Court and County Court matters.
• Advise on employment-related data protection and privacy issues.
• Work on the employment aspects of outsourcing projects and corporate transactions.
• Contribute to international and cross-border projects involving clients across multiple jurisdictions.
• Deliver tailored employment law training to clients.
• Take ownership of matters and key workstreams, working with partners and colleagues across the wider international practice.
• Develop client relationships while contributing to business development and professional networking.
• Play a role in the development of junior members of the team.

The Ideal Candidate

• A solicitor qualified in England and Wales, likely to have around 4-8 years’ PQE in employment law.
• Broad employment law expertise, including experience advising on restructures and organisational change.
• Experience advising clients across multiple jurisdictions and contributing to international or cross-border projects.
• Experience managing Employment Tribunal claims through to hearing stage; advocacy experience would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Specialist knowledge in one or more areas such as discrimination, data privacy, industrial relations, worker status or national minimum wage.
• Experience delivering tailored training to clients.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, attention to detail and commercial awareness.
• Confident taking ownership of matters and workstreams while managing competing priorities.
• Interested in developing client relationships, building a professional network and contributing to business development.

What's on Offer

• A well-rounded reward package commensurate with experience.
• The chance to develop your career within a global Employment practice, handling work across both UK and international markets.
• Exposure to contentious, advisory and transactional employment matters within one practice.
• Regular involvement in international and cross-border projects alongside colleagues across the wider firm.
• Work for a diverse client base ranging from emerging businesses to major global brands.
• Scope to take ownership of matters and key workstreams while drawing on the expertise of experienced partners.
• The ability to develop specialist expertise while maintaining breadth across employment law.
• Client-facing involvement through relationship development, tailored training and wider commercial engagement.
• Scope to contribute to the development of junior lawyers.
• Continued professional development, learning and knowledge sharing.