Senior Level Employment Associate

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global employment team, working on high-profile litigation and complex transactions. This role offers the chance to collaborate with senior colleagues and manage work on a pan-European basis. You will be part of a dynamic team focused on delivering high-quality legal advice while fostering an inclusive and ambitious culture. With opportunities for training and development, you will enhance your skills in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about employment law and client service, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Extensive post-qualification experience in employment law.
• Experience in advisory, litigation, and transactional work.

Responsibilities

• Manage employment litigation and dispute resolution.
• Draft employment contracts and policies.
• Handle senior executive appointments and severance.

Skills

Employment litigation

Dispute resolution

Employment contracts

Senior executive appointments

Employment legislation

Collective disputes

Education

Qualified in England and Wales

Excellent academics

Job description

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Senior Level Employment Associate, London

Client:

Clifford Chance

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

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Job Overview

We are a market leading full-service global employment team, advising global corporations and financial institutions on high-value matters. Our work includes advisory, litigation, and corporate/transactional employment issues, including specialist areas like remuneration reform, senior managers regime, investigations, and governance.

Our team offers the opportunity to work on high-profile litigation, investigations, risk management, and complex transactions, including multi-jurisdictional projects. We also assist clients with employment aspects of ESG, D&I initiatives, and compliance in regulated sectors.

Who you will work with

You will join a team of 3 partners, 14 employment lawyers, 3 trainees, and a knowledge director in London, with access to an international network of over 80 employment lawyers. You will work with senior colleagues and manage work on a pan-European or global basis, collaborating with our Pensions and Share Schemes/Benefits teams.

What you will be responsible for / do

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Employment litigation, dispute resolution, and mediation
• Employment contracts and policies
• Senior executive appointments and severance
• Outsourcing, discrimination, and equal opportunities
• Employment legislation, downsizing, dismissals
• Team moves, confidentiality, mergers, TUPE
• Collective disputes, industrial action, works councils, trade unions
• Remuneration codes, investigations

Qualifications

We seek an outstanding Senior Employment Lawyer with extensive post-qualification experience, ideally from a recognized employment practice, with exposure to transactional, advisory, and litigation work, including regulatory regimes. Must be qualified in England and Wales or equivalent, with excellent academics.

Client Focus

We value lawyers who demonstrate keen interest in clients' businesses, teamwork, empathy, responsiveness, reliability, commercial acumen, and relationship-building skills.

How we will support you

We offer formal and informal training, mentoring, and on-the-job learning, with a focus on developing your skills and expertise within a supportive, collegiate environment.

Company Description

Who we are

Clifford Chance is one of the largest international law firms with over 30 offices worldwide, committed to delivering high-quality legal advice across jurisdictions and sectors, fostering an inclusive, diverse, and ambitious culture.

We focus on targeted growth aligned with our clients' needs, supporting sectors like finance, industry, government, and non-profits. Our teams are entrepreneurial, innovative, and collaborative.

Hybrid Working

This role follows our balanced hybrid working model, supporting a minimum of 50% office presence based on business needs.

Additional Information

Equal opportunities statement

We are committed to fair and equal treatment for all employees and applicants, fostering an inclusive culture through various employee networks and initiatives, aiming to provide equality of opportunity, aspiration, and experience.

Learn more about our inclusive culture.