Employment Senior Associate

Yolk Recruitment; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Progression opportunities

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is recruiting a Senior Associate in Employment for its Birmingham office with hybrid working. The candidate will manage a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters and guide clients through complex advisory work.

Applicants should have 5+ years’ PQE, a strong track record in employment law, and a proactive approach to client development within a national firm. The role offers progression and a collaborative culture, with client relationships at its core.

Qualifications

• Strong experience across both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
• Confidence managing matters independently from start to finish.
• Excellent client relationship and communication skills.
• Strong technical and drafting ability.
• Commercial awareness and pragmatic problem-solving skills.
• A collaborative and proactive approach to team working.
• An interest in mentoring junior lawyers and supporting team development.

Responsibilities

• Handle a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
• Advise on Employment Tribunal claims, workplace investigations, restructures and redundancies.
• Assist with discrimination and whistleblowing matters and senior exits.
• Support on contractual issues and employment aspects of corporate transactions.
• Develop client relationships and contribute to business development.

Skills

Contentious work

Non-contentious work

Client relationships

Drafting skills

Commercial awareness

Mentoring juniors

Team collaboration

Job description

Senior Associate - Employment

Birmingham | Hybrid Working

5+ PQE

A leading national law firm is looking to recruit a Senior Associate to join its highly regarded Employment team in Birmingham.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Employment Solicitor to join a collaborative and growing national practice advising a strong portfolio of employer clients across a range of sectors including technology, retail, financial services, logistics, mobility and higher education.

The Opportunity

The successful candidate will handle a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, working closely with clients on day-to-day advisory issues as well as more complex strategic matters.

The role will involve advising on Employment Tribunal claims, workplace investigations, restructures and redundancies, discrimination and whistleblowing matters, senior exits, contractual issues and the employment aspects of corporate transactions.

Alongside high-quality legal work, this role offers the opportunity to become heavily involved in client relationship management, business development initiatives and wider team growth strategies. The team encourages lawyers at Senior Associate level to take ownership of client relationships and play an active role in developing their profile internally and externally.

The Candidate

Applications are welcomed from Employment Solicitors with 5+ years' PQE who can demonstrate:

• Strong experience across both contentious and non-contentious employment matters
• Confidence managing matters independently from start to finish
• Excellent client relationship and communication skills
• Strong technical and drafting ability
• Commercial awareness and pragmatic problem-solving skills
• A collaborative and proactive approach to team working
• An interest in mentoring junior lawyers and supporting team developmentThis opportunity would suit someone looking to join a modern and ambitious national practice offering genuinely high-quality work, strong progression prospects and a supportive culture.

The Firm

The successful candidate will join a nationally recognised Employment team within a wider People advisory practice spanning employment, immigration and pensions. The firm is known for its strong commercial client base, modern approach to legal services and commitment to innovation, flexibility and professional development.

The business places a strong emphasis on culture, inclusion and collaboration, offering employees the opportunity to build long-term careers within a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

What's on Offer

• High-quality national employment work
• Strong employer-side client base
• Genuine progression opportunities
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Collaborative and inclusive culture

We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce.

We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.

*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities