Senior Associate Solicitor - Employment

Conekt Legal; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Conekt Legal is seeking a Senior Associate in Employment Law for its Milton Keynes team. The role offers hybrid working with the possibility of fully remote arrangements for the right candidate, handling high-quality work for blue-chip clients.

You will provide strategic HR advisory, M&A support, and lead complex matters across multinational employers, with mentoring of junior colleagues and opportunities toward partnership.

Qualifications

• Extensive employment law knowledge with 5+ years PQE advising large organisations.
• Transactional support experience.
• Advanced drafting and legal research skills.
• Ability to work autonomously in remote or hybrid delivery.
• Experience with international clients is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Advise major UK and multinational employers on HR advisory matters, restructures, investigations, senior exits and DEI projects
• Support employment aspects of corporate and M&A transactions
• Contribute to multi-jurisdiction projects with colleagues across the international network
• Build client relationships and contribute to business development
• Coach and mentor junior lawyers
• Contribute to thought leadership and external profile-building

Skills

Employment law

Remote/hybrid experience

Client relationship management

M&A support experience

Job description

Senior Associate- Employment Law - Milton Keynes - Permanent - Hybrid (fully remote considered)

The Opportunity

Exciting opportunity for a senior employment solicitor offering high quality work with a really impressive blue-chip client base, exceptional flexibility, including fully remote working for the right candidate.

The practice forms part of a global employment and labour group of 400+ lawyers advising multinational businesses on coordinated cross-border employment solutions. The UK team operates as one practice of 40+ specialists across employment, pensions and immigration, and is growing rapidly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advise major UK and multinational employers on HR advisory matters, workforce restructures, investigations, senior exits, outsourcing and DEI projects
• Provide employment support on corporate and M&A transactions
• Contribute to multi-jurisdiction projects with colleagues across the international network
• Build and maintain client relationships, and contribute to business development
• Coach and mentor junior colleagues
• Contribute to thought leadership and external profile-building

Requirements

• Extensive employment law knowledge, with substantial experience advising large organisations with over 5 + years PQE
• Transactional support experience
• Advanced drafting and legal research skills
• Proven capability to work autonomously essential for remote or hybrid delivery
• Experience with international clients (desirable)
• Strong academic record

Personal attributes

• Ambition to progress
• Effective business development capability and commercial awareness
• Strong problem-solving, judgement and communication skills
• Self-directed approach to career development
• Commitment to a high-performance culture and excellent client service

What's on offer

• Hybrid working from Milton Keynes, with fully remote arrangements considered for the right candidate
• Clear career path
• Full membership of the practice, not a satellite arrangement
• A defined route to partnership within an expanding team