Senior Associate, Employment Law – Hybrid Birmingham

Thinking Search; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Thinking Search in Birmingham is seeking an Associate or Senior Associate to join its Employment team. The role offers hybrid working and exposure to a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters for diverse clients, with high-caliber training and strong career progression.

You will advise on disputes, handle tribunal work, assist with restructurings and TUPE, and support cross-border matters alongside leading specialists in a market-leading practice.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with experience in respondent employment law.
• Experience in a leading law firm or comparable in-house environment.
• Strong Employment Tribunal experience and technical employment law knowledge.
• Excellent drafting, analytical and case management skills.
• Commercially minded with strong client relationship skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative approach with an interest in business development and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on respondent employment matters, including workplace disputes and HR issues.
• Manage Employment Tribunal litigation, including drafting pleadings and witness evidence.
• Advise on restructurings, redundancies, TUPE transfers and senior exits.
• Support corporate transactions on employment-related issues.
• Draft commercially focused advice and build trusted client relationships.
• Deliver client training, webinars and knowledge updates.
• Support business development initiatives and thought leadership.
• Mentor junior lawyers and contribute to the team’s development.

Skills

Employment law

Client relationship mgmt

Drafting

Tribunal experience

Case management

Commercial awareness

Education

Solicitor qualification

Job description

Thinking Search in Birmingham is seeking an Associate or Senior Associate to join its Employment team. The role offers hybrid working and exposure to a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters for diverse clients, with high-caliber training and strong career progression.

You will advise on disputes, handle tribunal work, assist with restructurings and TUPE, and support cross-border matters alongside leading specialists in a market-leading practice.