Employment Solicitor

Lunaria Partners | Responsible Business; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Remote or hybrid work

Career progression to partnership

Job summary

Lunaria Partners | Responsible Business is seeking an experienced Employment Senior Associate to join their market-leading team. The role offers fully remote or hybrid work, a broad mix of HR advisory, global projects, and high-profile advisory across sectors, with clear path toward partnership.

The firm emphasizes international client work, strong drafting and research capabilities, and the ability to develop client relationships while contributing to business development and thought leadership.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of employment law and advising large businesses on employment matters.
• Transactional support experience.
• Experience with international clients.
• Ability to perform tasks autonomously.
• Advanced drafting skills and legal research ability.
• Good academic record.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advisory and global project support.
• Advise on corporate and M&A matters, restructuring, investigations and senior exits.
• Support outsourcing and work on large global projects with international teams.
• Develop client relationships and contribute to business development and thought leadership.

Skills

Employment law

Client relationships

Autonomy

Drafting skills

Legal research

Business development

Education

Law degree

Solicitor qualification

Job description

Employment Senior Associate

Fully Remote or Hybrid

Attractive package + benefits + bonus

The Role

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced employment solicitor to join a highly ranked practice at a leading international law firm. The role sits within a market-leading global practice and part of a broader people-focused group covering the full spectrum of workforce related legal advice, advising global businesses across a range of sectors including financial services, retail, media, technology, transport and food and beverage.

Stepping into this role, you can expect a broad mix of high quality work ranging from HR advisory, global project work, corporate and M&A support, restructuring, DEI projects, investigations, advice on senior exits and outsourcing. You will also work on large global projects with other lawyers across the firm internationally.

The role is ideal for an employment lawyer who enjoys maintaining client relationships alongside contributing to business development and thought leadership. This role therefore offers a genuine opportunity to raise your profile and go on to partnership.

The firm's platform provides a fantastic opportunity for collaborative lawyers to progress their career and they are keen to hire people who are excited by the opportunity to contribute to the practice's growth, whilst developing their expertise.

Required Experience, Skills and Attributes

• Good academic record.
• Extensive knowledge of employment law and experience advising large businesses on employment related matters.
• Transactional support experience.
• You will ideally have experience of working with international clients.
• Capability to perform tasks autonomously.
• Advanced drafting skills and legal research ability.