Employment Solicitor

Lunaria Partners | Responsible Business; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Lunaria Partners | Responsible Business is seeking an Employment Senior Associate to join a market-leading practice. The role offers fully remote or hybrid working arrangements and a range of high-quality employment work for global clients across diverse sectors.

The successful candidate will have extensive employment law knowledge, strong drafting and research skills, and the ability to manage tasks autonomously while contributing to business development and thought leadership.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advisory and employment-related advice to global clients.
• Support global projects, corporate and M&A matters.
• Assist with restructuring, DEI initiatives, and investigations.
• Advise on senior exits and outsourcing arrangements.
• Collaborate with international colleagues on large global projects.

Skills

Employment law

International clients

Drafting skills

Legal research

Autonomous work

Transactional experience

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.