Partner, Employment Law

Walker Lovell; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Senior-level package

Job summary

Walker Lovell's established Employment Law practice in London invites an experienced Employment Partner to lead strategy, profitability and growth. You will shape market positioning and leverage client relationships within a multidisciplinary group.

You will advise on complex disputes, workforce change and transactions, while growing the client base and fostering cross-referral opportunities across the wider international network. The role offers hybrid working and a senior-level package.

Qualifications

• Senior Employment Lawyer with proven track record in England & Wales.
• Strong leadership and client-facing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Employment Law strategy, proposition, profitability and growth.
• Advise clients on strategic employment matters, disputes, workforce change and transactions.
• Grow client relationships and develop cross-referral opportunities across the wider group.
• Develop the team, enhance technical quality, and advance AI-enabled service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Strategic planning

Client relationship management

Job description

Take a leading role in the next stage of an established Employment Law practice, backed by the client relationships, complementary expertise and referral opportunities of a multidisciplinary professional services group.

This is an opportunity to shape strategy and accelerate growth, with access to existing client relationships and a wider referral network - rather than being expected to build in isolation.

The Opportunity

You’ll have genuine influence over the direction, growth and market positioning of the Employment practice, alongside specialists spanning HR consultancy, employment tax, global mobility, share schemes, business immigration, data protection, employee benefits, payroll, corporate finance and wider advisory services.

You’ll:

• Lead the Employment Law strategy, proposition, profitability and growth.
• Advise clients on strategic employment matters, complex disputes, workforce change, senior exits and transactions.
• Grow client relationships, originate new work and develop cross-referral opportunities across the wider group.
• Develop the team while advancing technical quality, legal technology and AI-enabled service delivery.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll be an established Employment Partner or senior employment lawyer with:

• Significant experience across contentious and non-contentious employment law in England and Wales.
• A demonstrable track record of winning work and developing valuable client relationships.
• Credibility advising employers, boards, founders, owner-managed businesses and senior executives.
• The leadership and commercial capability to develop lawyers and contribute to the financial performance of a practice.

Why Consider It?

The attraction is the combination of autonomy and platform: the opportunity to lead and grow an established Employment practice while leveraging the relationships, complementary services and referral potential of a broader professional services group and international network.

The role offers hybrid working, significant flexibility and a senior-level package reflecting the scope of the appointment.