Employment Legal Director

BCL Legal; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BCL Legal is seeking a Senior Associate or Legal Director to join its Employment team in Birmingham. You will handle a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, advise on disciplinary issues, TUPE, and manage Employment Tribunal matters.

This role offers significant client responsibility, opportunities to develop the team, and flexible working options. The candidate will supervise junior lawyers and contribute to business development.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or equivalent with significant employment law experience.
• Demonstrable experience across contentious, non-contentious and transactional employment matters.
• Excellent drafting and communication skills to advise clients effectively.

Responsibilities

• Advise a broad range of clients including businesses, HR professionals, in-house teams and senior executives.
• Handle a varied caseload across contentious and non-contentious matters, including TUPE considerations.
• Supervise and support junior lawyers, trainees and paralegals and contribute to the growth of the Employment practice.
• Contribute to business development and build strong client relationships across the firm.

Skills

Employment law

Client relationship management

Team supervision

Drafting skills

Education

Qualified solicitor or equivalent

Job description

Senior Associate / Legal Director - Employment | Birmingham

A leading national law firm is seeking a Senior Associate / Legal Director to join its highly regarded Employment team in Birmingham. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced employment lawyer to take on significant client responsibility, work across a broad range of employment matters and play an active role in the continued development of the team. Flexible working is available.

The Role:

• Advise a broad range of clients, including businesses, company owners, HR professionals, in-house legal teams and senior executives.
• Handle a varied caseload covering both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
• Advise on disciplinary and grievance matters, dismissals, redundancy and restructuring.
• Manage Employment Tribunal claims, including whistleblowing and discrimination matters.
• Support corporate transactions, including advising on TUPE.
• Advise on employment documentation and wider employee relations issues.
• Assist with and lead client investigations.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and develop relationships across the wider firm.
• Supervise and support junior lawyers, trainees and paralegals.
• Contribute to business development and the growth of the Employment practice.

Candidate Requirements:

• Qualified solicitor or equivalent with significant employment law experience.
• Demonstrable experience across contentious, non-contentious and transactional employment matters.
• Confident managing your own caseload and providing commercially focused advice.
• Strong technical knowledge and excellent drafting skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Commercially minded with a strong understanding of client needs and expectations.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Experience supervising and supporting junior colleagues.

Why Join:

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded Employment team where you will have genuine client responsibility and exposure to high-quality work, whilst benefiting from a supportive and collaborative environment.

The role offers excellent opportunities to develop your client relationships, contribute to business development and play a key role in the continued growth of the Employment practice.

The firm offers flexible working, a supportive culture and a strong commitment to career development, inclusion and wellbeing.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate or Legal Director-level employment lawyer looking for a role offering a broad range of work, significant client exposure and the opportunity to make an impact within a leading national practice.