Employment Solicitor

Lunaria Partners | Responsible Business; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lunaria Partners | Responsible Business is seeking an experienced employment solicitor to join a leading international law firm. You will handle a broad spectrum of workforce-related matters for global clients across sectors including financial services, retail, and technology.

Based at associate or senior associate level, you will balance client relationships with business development and thought leadership, and have opportunities to progress towards partnership while working on high-quality

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• HR advisory and global project work.
• Corporate and M&A support.
• Restructuring and DEI projects.
• Investigations and senior exits advice.
• Work on large global projects with international colleagues.

Skills

Employment law expertise

Transactional support

International clients

Advanced drafting & research

Autonomous work

Client relationship management

Education

Law degree

Job description

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 forms 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.

It is ideal for an employment lawyer, at Associate or Senior Associate level, who enjoys maintaining client relationships alongside contributing to business development and thought leadership. It offers a genuine opportunity to raise your profile and progress to partnership.

The firm’s platform gives collaborative lawyers a fantastic chance to progress their career, and the firm is keen to hire people who are excited to contribute to the practice’s growth while developing their expertise.

Experience, Skills and Attributes

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