Senior Employment Lawyer – Hybrid, Client-Focused

Markel Law Llp; Ledston; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + annual bonus

25 days holiday with buy/sell option

Private medical, dental, life & income

Generous pension

Learning and development

Flexible working

Job summary

Markel Law Llp is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Employment Law team in Manchester, offering hybrid working and clear career development. You’ll advise on advisory and transactional matters, manage complex disputes, draft contracts and policies, and support TUPE and collective consultations while mentoring junior colleagues.

The firm combines Fortune 500 backing with a people-focused culture, delivering pragmatic advice to SMEs and large organisations and providing opportunities to lead

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or barrister (UK) with current practising certificate.
• Strong drafting, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience across both contentious and non-contentious employment law.
• Ability to build trusted client and stakeholder relationships.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on advisory and transactional employment matters end-to-end.
• Manage Employment Tribunal cases from start to finish.
• Draft, review contracts, policies, and settlement agreements.
• Lead and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Contentious and non-contentious E. law

UK solicitor/barrier with practising

Drafting, analysis, problem-solving

Client relationships

Commercial awareness

Supervising or mentoring

Organisational skills

Job description

Markel Law Llp is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Employment Law team in Manchester, offering hybrid working and clear career development. You’ll advise on advisory and transactional matters, manage complex disputes, draft contracts and policies, and support TUPE and collective consultations while mentoring junior colleagues.

The firm combines Fortune 500 backing with a people-focused culture, delivering pragmatic advice to SMEs and large organisations and providing opportunities to lead