Employment Solicitor

Lunaria Partners | Responsible Business; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lunaria Partners | Responsible Business is seeking an experienced Employment Senior Associate to join a highly ranked practice within a leading international law firm. The role sits in a market-leading global practice focused on workforce-related legal advice for multinational clients across financial services, retail, media and tech.

You will handle HR advisory, global projects, corporate/M&A support, restructurings, DEI projects, investigations, and senior exits, with opportunities to work on

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of employment law and advising large businesses on employment related matters.
• Experience with transactional employment matters.
• Experience working with international clients preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advise on workforce matters for global clients and high-stakes scenarios.
• Support HR advisory, restructuring, investigations, and senior exits as needed.
• Develop client relationships and contribute to business development and thought leadership.

Skills

Employment law

International clients

Autonomous work

Drafting skills

Legal research

Transactional work

Education

Law degree

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.