Employment Lawyer - UK wide

Pinsent Masons LLP; Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester, City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dynamic Employment Associates with 2 to 7 years of PQE to join their renowned Employment & Reward Group. This role offers the opportunity to work with a diverse clientele, providing strategic legal advice and navigating complex employment issues. You will be part of a market-leading team that values innovation and client relationships, with a strong commitment to professional development. If you are a team player with a passion for employment law and a desire to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

First-class training and career development programme

Early responsibility in client relationships

Dynamic and growing global team

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in employment law within a commercial practice.
• Technical knowledge in strategic employment law and complex claims.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic employment law advice to clients.
• Manage complex employment tribunal claims and grievances.

Skills

Employment Law

Commercial Awareness

Excellent Communication Skills

Strategic Employment Law Advice

Complex Employment Tribunal Claims

Education

Strong Academic Background

Job description

Employment Lawyer– 2 to 7 years’ PQE

Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Manchester

Brief

We are looking to expand our team and have a number of opportunities for Employment Associates with 2 to 7 years PQE, to join the Employment & Reward Group in our UK offices.

Background

Our Employment & Reward Group is independently recognised as one of the best and most experienced teams in the country. We have one of the best resourced teams of employment specialists of any law firm in the country, offering both national coverage from our UK offices and an international offering through our employment specialists in Europe, the Gulf, Asia Pacific and Australia.

We act as trusted advisors to a number of leading FTSE blue chip organisations (both in the UK and internationally). Our clients rely upon us to help them not only with technical legal issues but also to act as true business partners, understanding the challenges and opportunities within their respective sectors and businesses.

We pride ourselves on being confident and commercially aware, pragmatic and responsive. We provide our clients with innovative commercial solutions, helping them navigate their daily challenges and deliver their strategic objectives.

The Employment & Reward Group is increasingly engaging with clients on strategic projects such as global change management exercises, reward philosophy projects and gender pay gap audits.

The Team

Pinsent Masons LLP serves a diverse clientele, ranging from local and national businesses to international corporations, with a focus on business change projects, corporate deals, and employment litigation.

In the UK, the team has over 60 employment lawyers across offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Leeds, Birmingham and London. The successful candidates will work with the wider team and be based in the most appropriate office for them.

The Candidates Required

The successful candidates will have at least two years of employment law experience in a commercial practice, having built up technical and market knowledge with specific experience in strategic employment law advice, complex employment tribunal claims, cross-border issues, restructuring and redundancy, complex grievances at a senior level, and senior executive/board room issues. Experience in high value and High Court litigation will be an advantage.

Candidates will have a strong academic background and will be technically strong. They must be commercially aware and understand how a large international firm operates. They should be team players with excellent communication skills and a desire to help grow the team.

What will we offer you?

• We are a market leading, dynamic and growing global team who work together to produce outstanding results for our clients.
• We invest in our team and have a first class training and career development programme.
• Early responsibility and opportunities to develop client relationships.

About the Firm

Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm, with over 3,800 employees operating out of 28 locations across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. We have a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate.

Awards

Pinsent Masons won the ‘Europe’s Most Innovative Law Firm’ at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards Europe 2023 and the ‘Best Talent and Inclusion’ award at The Lawyer Awards 2022.

Contact details:

Steffy Lam
Email: [e-mail]

At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates.