Employment Senior Associate / Partner (Senior Level), Chester

Thornton Legal; Chester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension contributions

Birthday day off

3 closure days over Christmas and New年

Flexible working arrangements

24 days annual leave

Job summary

Thornton Legal in Chester is seeking a senior Employment Associate or Partner to lead a busy practice. You will handle a varied caseload, advise on complex issues, and independently manage senior client relationships while contributing to business development and growth of the team.

The role offers flexible working options, a competitive package, and generous leave and benefits to support work-life balance and long-term practice development.

Qualifications

• Senior Employment skill set with strong employment law experience.
• Commercial judgement to manage senior client relationships independently.
• Interest in growing the practice and developing client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Handle a varied caseload of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
• Advise employers and senior individuals on complex employment issues.
• Develop and maintain key client relationships.
• Play an active role in business development and growth of the employment practice.
• Collaborate with colleagues across practice areas to develop opportunities.
• Provide supervision and technical guidance to junior lawyers.
• Shape the longer-term development of the team.

Skills

Employment law

Client relationship management

Business development

Job description

About the Firm

The firm has an established employment practice advising businesses and individuals across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters.

The firm is looking to strengthen its senior employment capability in Chester, giving the successful candidate the opportunity to develop their own practice while working closely with colleagues across the wider business.

Role Overview

• Handle a varied caseload of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
• Advise employers and senior individuals on complex employment issues.
• Take responsibility for developing and maintaining key client relationships.
• Play an active role in business development and the continued growth of the employment practice.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across other practice areas to develop opportunities with existing clients.
• Provide supervision, guidance and technical support to more junior lawyers.
• Have a genuine voice in the longer-term development of the team.

Candidate Profile

This is a senior appointment and is likely to suit an established Employment Senior Associate or Partner. You'll need strong technical employment law experience alongside the commercial judgement and confidence to manage senior client relationships independently. The firm is also looking for someone who enjoys developing relationships and wants to play an active part in growing the practice, rather than focusing exclusively on their own caseload.

Offer and Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package, dependent on experience and level. The firm offers flexible working arrangements alongside 24 days' annual leave, bank holidays, three additional paid closure days over Christmas and New Year, a birthday day off, private healthcare, enhanced family leave and employer pension contributions.