Managing Associate – Employment Law

Artemis Human Capital; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Artemis Human Capital is seeking a Managing Associate in Employment for its Belfast team. The role focuses on advising employers on complex employment matters, building client relationships, and contributing to the growth of the Belfast practice within a UK and international network.

The successful candidate will handle a varied caseload, including disputes, restructures, and cross-border issues, while mentoring junior colleagues and driving business development.

Qualifications

• Minimum eight years’ post-qualification experience in employment law.
• Experience handling a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters.
• Dual qualification and cross-border experience (NI and ROI) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality employment law advice to employer clients.
• Develop client relationships and contribute to Belfast practice growth.
• Advise on day-to-day and strategic employment matters, including disputes and restructures.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the UK and international network on cross-border matters.
• Mentor and supervise junior colleagues and support business development.

Skills

Employment law

Client relationships

Leadership

Business development

Job description

Managing Associate – Employment

Belfast | Northern Ireland

This is an opportunity to join a highly regarded, forward-thinking employment team advising an impressive portfolio of UK and international clients on complex, commercially significant employment matters.

With a strong reputation in employment law and a genuinely international outlook, the team works at the forefront of workplace issues, helping businesses navigate legal risk, manage change and get the best from their people.

The opportunity

As a Managing Associate, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality legal advice, developing client relationships and contributing to the continued growth of the Belfast practice.

You’ll work across a varied and stimulating caseload, advising employers on both day-to-day employment matters and complex, strategic issues. This includes employment litigation, senior executive matters, workplace investigations, restructures and redundancies, TUPE, restrictive covenants, discrimination, whistleblowing and wider workforce challenges.

You’ll also have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across a wider UK and international network, supporting clients with multi-jurisdictional employment issues and cross-border projects.

This is a role for someone who wants more than technical legal work: you’ll be encouraged to build your profile, strengthen client relationships, contribute to business development and help develop the talent around you.

What you’ll bring

• At least eight years’ post-qualification experience in employment law, with strong technical expertise and a solid track record of advising employer clients.
• Experience handling a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
• Ideally, dual qualification and experience advising on employment law in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
• Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills, with the confidence to provide clear, commercially focused advice.
• The ability to manage matters autonomously, take ownership of client relationships and deliver an outstanding standard of service.
• A proactive approach to business development, with an interest in building your network and contributing to the team’s growth.
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability and enthusiasm to supervise, support and develop junior colleagues.

Why consider this opportunity?

You’ll join a collaborative, ambitious and supportive environment where high-quality legal work goes hand in hand with professional development and meaningful client relationships.

The team combines deep employment law expertise with a broad commercial perspective, advising businesses on some of the most challenging and evolving issues in the workplace. You’ll have the opportunity to work with leading specialists, contribute to high-profile matters and develop your own practice within a well-established platform.

The culture places importance on individuality, collaboration, professional ambition and maintaining a positive work-life balance.

If you’re an experienced employment lawyer ready for a new challenge in Belfast, this could be an excellent opportunity to take the next step in your career.