Employment Senior Associate

JMC Legal Recruitment; Bolton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

JMC Legal Recruitment is seeking an ambitious Employment Senior Associate to join a top-ranked team in Manchester. You will advise on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters, working alongside renowned partners on high-value employer-side work, with clear pathways to progression.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years PQE and a track record of handling tribunal work, TUPE, restructures, redundancies and executive exits, with a client-centric, business-minded approach.

Qualifications

• 5+ years PQE in employment law.
• Experience handling tribunal litigation, TUPE, restructures and redundancies.
• Advising on executive exits and restrictive covenants.
• Day-to-day advisory work and workforce strategy.

Responsibilities

• Advising on a full range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
• Handling complex tribunal litigation and TUPE.
• Managing restructures, redundancies and executive exits.
• Providing strategic employment advice to a high-profile client base.

Skills

5+ years PQE

Job description

Employment Senior Associate | 5+ Years PQE | Top Ranked Employment Team | Manchester

An outstanding opportunity for an ambitious Employment lawyer to join one of the UK's leading Employment teams, working alongside nationally recognised partners on complex, high value employer side matters while positioning yourself for long term progression within a market leading practice.

The Firm

An award winning national firm recognised by The Times Best Law Firms and consistently ranked across the Legal 500 and Chambers, with an impressive client base spanning multinational corporations, major financial institutions, high growth businesses and public sector organisations. Despite its national profile and premium client base the firm has maintained a collaborative, people first culture, placing significant investment into technology, innovation and employee development, with lawyers trusted with genuine responsibility alongside real flexibility and an excellent work life balance.

The Employment team is one of the firm's flagship departments, recognised as a leading practice by Chambers and ranked amongst the strongest nationally.

The Role

You will work alongside some of the most respected Employment partners in the market, advising an outstanding client base ranging from household name businesses and multinational organisations through to high growth companies and major public sector bodies.

Your caseload will span the full range of contentious and non contentious employment matters, including complex tribunal litigation, TUPE, restructures and redundancies, executive exits, restrictive covenants, corporate support, workforce strategy and day to day advisory work.

This role is particularly suited to ambitious Employment lawyers looking to accelerate their progression, with experienced partners who are genuinely invested in developing the next generation of senior lawyers, providing direct mentoring, significant client exposure and involvement in strategically important matters from day one.

The Ideal Candidate

• Employment Senior Associate with 5+ years PQE