Senior Associate - Employment Law

Diamond Search Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Diamond Search Recruitment Ltd is recruiting a Senior Associate to join its Employment team in London. The role involves advising employer clients across a broad range of employment law matters, managing your own caseload and working closely with Partners to deliver high-quality advice.

You will build trusted client relationships, contribute to business development, and mentor junior lawyers, while handling day-to-day matters and more complex issues in a commercially minded private practice.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with current practising certificate.
• Significant post-qualification Employment Law experience.
• Experience advising employers and businesses.
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior lawyers.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise employer clients on a broad range of employment matters.
• Manage own caseload and client relationships.
• Develop trusted client relationships and be a key contact for clients.
• Collaborate with Partners and the legal team on complex matters.
• Contribute to business development and client development.
• Mentor junior lawyers.

Skills

Employment law expertise

Client relationships

Mentoring

Negotiation

Legal drafting

Business development

Education

Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales

Current practising certificate

Completed training contract

Law degree or GDL/LPC

Job description

Senior Associate - Employment

Location: London - Hybrid

Job Type: Full-time

Practice Area: Employment Law

Seniority: Senior Associate

Diamond Search is recruiting on behalf of a dynamic, ambitious and established law firm for a Senior Associate to join its Employment team in London.

This is an opportunity for an experienced Employment Lawyer to take on a varied caseload, work directly with employer clients and contribute to the development of an established legal practice.

The role would suit a commercially minded employment lawyer who enjoys a combination of high-quality legal work, client contact, responsibility and business development.

The Role

You will advise employer clients across a broad range of employment law matters, managing your own work while working closely with Partners and other members of the legal team.

The position will involve both day-to-day employment advice and more complex matters, with the opportunity to develop trusted client relationships and become a key point of contact for clients.

About You

• Strong post-qualification experience in Employment Law
• Significant experience advising employers and businesses
• Experience gained within a reputable regional, national or London law firm
• Experience managing your own caseload and client relationships
• Confidence dealing with complex employment matters
• Strong legal drafting, analytical and negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior lawyers
• An interest in developing client relationships and generating new business
• A commercial approach to legal advice and client service
• An understanding of the financial and operational requirements of private practice

Required Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales
• Current practising certificate
• Strong experience in UK Employment Law
• Completed a recognised legal training contract
• Legal degree (2:1 or above) or non-law degree followed by GDL/LPC

Career Opportunity

• Work on a varied and interesting employment caseload
• Develop direct relationships with business clients
• Take responsibility for matters and client delivery
• Work alongside experienced senior lawyers
• Supervise and develop junior team members
• Increase involvement in business development and client development
• Build their professional profile within the Employment Law market
• Develop their career within a dynamic, ambitious and established legal practice

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London