Employment Senior Associate

JMC Legal Recruitment; Warrington; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

JMC Legal Recruitment represents a leading national law firm in Manchester seeking an Employment Senior Associate. You will work with respected partners on complex, high-value employer-side matters, alongside household-name businesses and major public sector bodies.

The role covers contentious and non-contentious work, including tribunal litigation, TUPE, restructures, redundancies, executive exits, restrictive covenants, and strategic workforce initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years PQE in Employment Law.
• Strong advisory and litigation experience.
• Experience handling high-value employer-side matters.

Responsibilities

• Advise on a full spectrum of employment matters for top clients.
• Handle contentious and non-contentious matters, including tribunal work.
• Collaborate with partners on strategic client engagements.

Skills

Employment Law

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