Senior Associate - Employment

Mills & Reeve; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mills & Reeve in Leeds is seeking an ambitious Employment Solicitor to join the National Service Line as a Senior Associate. The role covers a broad range of employment matters for clients across sectors, emphasising high-quality client service and senior leadership.

You will lead on complex matters, support junior colleagues, and contribute to practice growth while participating in training and thought leadership. The firm offers a collaborative environment in a leading UK law firm.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with experience in employment law across a range of matters.
• Ability to deliver practical, commercial advice to clients.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with clients to drive retention and referrals.
• Develop understanding of clients' objectives in legal and commercial terms.
• Provide responsive, high-quality service that exceeds expectations.
• Apply up-to-date employment law expertise across matters.
• Deliver practical advice that helps clients achieve objectives.
• Manage Employment Tribunal litigation with professionalism.
• Design and deliver training and thought leadership for clients and prospects.

Skills

Client relationships

Employment law knowledge

Litigation management

Training delivery

Job description

We are looking for anambitious and enthusiastic Employment Solicitor to join our highly regarded Employment, Pensions and Immigration National Service Line (NSL) as a Senior Associate, based in our Leeds office.

The role

Our Leeds team advises a diverse range of clients across sectors including commercial, healthcare (both private and NHS), education, and government. The work is varied, challenging and rewarding, providing the opportunity to build strong client relationships whilst working on complex and high-profile employment matters.

This is an exciting time to join the team as we continue to grow. You'll play a key role in supporting our clients, developing junior colleagues, and contributing to the ongoing success of the practice.

What you'll do

Deliver exceptional client service

You will:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with both internal and external clients, helping to drive client retention and referrals.
• Develop a deep understanding of clients' legal, commercial and strategic objectives.
• Provide a responsive, pragmatic and high-quality service that consistently exceeds expectations.

Demonstrate technical excellence

You will:

• Apply strong technical expertise and up-to-date employment law knowledge across a broad range of matters.
• Deliver commercially focused, practical advice that helps clients achieve their objectives.
• Manage Employment Tribunal litigation with confidence and professionalism.
• Design and deliver engaging training and thought leadership sessions for clients and prospective clients.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced employment lawyer looking to take the next step in their career within a collaborative and growing team, while working with an impressive and varied client base.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

The benefits

As you'd expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits.

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

Use of AI during the recruitment process

Technology is changing rapidly and we are all increasingly using AI software in our day to day lives, as well as using it to support our learning and professional development.

Here at Mills & Reeve, we embrace the use of technology and AI and we recognise that candidates may use AI tools to support their applications. As a regulated industry, we expect candidates to use such tools responsibly, honestly and in a manner that allows us to make a fair and accurate assessment of their individual skills, experience and suitability for the role.

Please ensure you have thoroughly read the document attached below tounderstand what we deem acceptable uses of AI.

The firm

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it.

We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don't offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.

By joining Mills & Reeve, you'll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that's not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. We're also ranked in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and have been awarded Platinum Investors in People. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase!

Our values are the principles that help us fulfil our purpose. Our people shaped them and live them every day.

• We're ambitious - We aim high, we embrace new ideas and we're passionate about our work
• We're open - We communicate openly and honestly to build trust, and we do what's right
• We care - We're committed to each other, our clients, our communities and the planet
• We collaborate - We're easy to work with, we offer help willingly and we get things done – together

And finally

Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We're committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with this.