Senior Associate PQE

About the Team

You’ll be joining a collaborative group of employment lawyers working across Birmingham and London. The team has a strong national reputation, known for being great people to work with and for delivering practical, clear, and commercially focused advice-not just legal theory.

The culture is supportive, down‑to‑earth and development‑focused. You’ll benefit from excellent training, mentoring, and genuine opportunities to grow. The wider firm is recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK, regularly receiving awards for its culture and employee experience.

Clients are predominantly employers, spanning sectors such as tech, manufacturing (including automotive), financial services, social housing, construction, and the public sector. The team also works with international businesses and overseas law firms on cross‑border employment issues.

As a Senior Associate, you will work closely with a diverse employer client base—from major corporates and public bodies to fast‑growing tech start‑ups. You will advise on a wide range of employment law matters including:

• Providing strategic, commercially-focused advice
• Drafting employment documentation (e.g., service agreements, handbooks, consultancy agreements)
• Advising on legislative developments and their impact
• Supporting on TUPE, redundancies, restructures, and corporate transactions
• Handling employment tribunal and civil court litigation, including discrimination and business protection disputes
• Advising on ER matters such as grievances, whistleblowing, working time and agency worker issues
• Advising on trade union matters and industrial relations
• Conducting workplace investigations
• Managing employment‑related data protection issues, including DSARs
• Delivering training to clients
• Contributing to business development, speaking engagements, and article writing

You will be a qualified Solicitor with 3+ years’ PQE and:

• Demonstrable experience in a respected employment law team
• Strong understanding of core employment legislation
• Experience building and maintaining client relationships
• Participation in client development and networking activities
• Awareness of financial management in legal practice
• Experience supporting senior lawyers with BD and marketing initiatives
• Experience writing articles or delivering seminars
• Ability to understand the commercial impact of employment law on organisations

• A workplace recognised for 25 consecutive years as one of the UK’s best places to work
• Hybrid working
• Discretionary lawyer bonus scheme
• Generous annual leave with the option to buy extra
• Private medical insurance (with options to extend to family members)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life assurance at 4× salary
• Opportunity for a three‑month sabbatical every five years
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Access to wellbeing programmes
• State‑of‑the‑art office spaces
• Excellent training and career development opportunities

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