Senior Associate- Employment

Brabners; Preston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Flexible hours

Pension scheme

Life Insurance & Income Protection

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Discretionary bonus opportunities

Wellbeing and Mental Health Support

Job summary

Brabners in Preston is seeking a Senior Associate in Employment law to join a leading team. You will advise on contentious and non-contentious matters, manage Employment Tribunal claims from instruction to resolution, and draft contracts, policies, and settlement agreements.

You will also support restructures, TUPE, and employee relations, while mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to client development in a collaborative, growth‑oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience in employment law.
• Experience advising employer clients on a range of matters.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Proactive and collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Advising employers on the full range of employment law matters.
• Managing Employment Tribunal claims from instruction to resolution.
• Drafting and reviewing contracts, policies, handbooks and settlements.
• Advising on restructures, redundancies, disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Supporting corporate transactions including TUPE and due diligence.
• Building and developing strong client relationships.
• Contributing to business development and networking activities.
• Supporting and mentoring junior team members.

Skills

Employment law

Client relationship building

Mentoring juniors

Business development

Job description

Role: Senior Associate- Employment

Location: Preston (Bamber Bridge)

THE ROLE & TEAM

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the region's leading Employment teams. You'll advise on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, working closely with clients to provide practical, commercially focused solutions.

As a Senior Associate, you'll play an important role in developing client relationships, supporting the growth of the team and mentoring junior colleagues, while working alongside recognised employment law specialists.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Advising employers on the full range of employment law matters.
• Managing Employment Tribunal claims from initial instruction through to resolution.
• Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, policies, handbooks and settlement agreements.
• Advising on restructures, redundancies, disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Supporting corporate transactions, including TUPE and employment due diligence.
• Building and developing strong client relationships.
• Contributing to business development and networking activities.
• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the team.

ABOUT YOU

We're looking for a talented and commercially minded employment lawyer who enjoys building trusted relationships and delivering excellent client service.

You’ll ideally have:

• Significant post-qualification experience in employment law.
• Strong technical knowledge across both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
• Experience advising employer clients.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive and collaborative approach.
• An interest in business development and growing client relationships.
• Previous experience supervising or mentoring junior colleagues.

BENEFITS

• Competitive Salary
• Flexible approach to working hours
• Bupa/ Medicash
• We offer agile working at Brabners, recognising that the right balance between office-based and remote working will vary depending on the role, the team and individual circumstances. The working arrangements for this position will be discussed as part of the recruitment process
• Discretionary bonus opportunities
• Pension scheme
• Life Insurance & Income Protection Insurance
• 25 days Annual Leave plus flex bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Option to buy 10 additional days annual leave each year
• 2 My Days (in addition to your holiday entitlement)
• Additional discretionary annual leave days
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Leave
• Career Development Opportunities
• Wellbeing and Mental Health Benefit (24/7 Employment Assistance Program & Support)

ABOUT US

Brabners is purpose-led independent law firm. A certified B Corp with award-winning environmental credentials, we seek to demonstrate that business can bring about positive change by being innovative, diverse and sustainable.

With over 200 years of history, we’re proudly anchored in the North but serve businesses and individuals across England and Wales.

We have won awards for being innovative at the Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards and diverse as Manchester Law Society’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champions. We are also recognised as one of the 25 best large companies to work for in the UK and have won The Legal 500 Future Lawyers awards for job satisfaction, quality of work, social life and work/life balance.