Employment Senior Associate

For a mid-level candidate this opportunity is outstanding, the firm currently handles employment work under the general litigation department with a particularly international flavour to their clients. The firm is experiencing real demand for employment services and are seeking to break this off as a separate standalone department.

They want to offer this exceptional opportunity to a mid-level employment solicitor, as such this opportunity comes with great prospects for career progression.

The Firm

This firm has offices in both the City and West End, as well as the in the North. They are ranked in the Legal 500, with several Lawyers being ranked as leaders in their field. They invest in their infrastructure and have recently had a complete office renovation which has put them in a new league.

The firm is highly profitable and well managed, and in recent years they have won many awards. They are a dynamic, entrepreneurial and forward-thinking firm. There are a real collegiate culture and an open-door policy; it is common for NQ's to work side on side with Partners working on several matters at any one time, giving you a level of exposure you simply would just not find at other firms.

The firm has ambitious growth planned over the next 24 months, making now an exciting time to join the practice.

The Role

The firm is seeking to hire an ambitious Employment Solicitor to join their flourishing head office based in the heart of the West End of London.

The firm has a highly successful civil and commercial litigation department. The firm are looking to break off a separate employment department, they already do a substantial amount of employment work. You will head up this department, the firm are seeking an ambitious mid-level lawyer who wants to obtain a fast track in their career progression, this is an excellent opportunity.

You will deal with an excellent quality of work, of both claimant and respondent work. The client base will range from SME to National companies, Company Directors and HNW individuals. The variety of work will make for a much more interesting caseload. You will work as part of the litigation, dealing with both contentious and non-contentious work.

This role comes with excellent prospects for career growth and progression.

Requirements:

• You will be an Employment Solicitor with between 2-6 years PQE
• You should have good experience of running your own Employment caseload
• You will have a good technical knowledge
• Be an excellent communicator
• You should have a positive outlook and work well within a team
• It is essential you are commercially minded and a "rain maker"
• Salary is market rate and dependent on your level of experience, plus an industry leading benefits package.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Employment Solicitor to join this growing Legal 500 firm based in their office in the heart of the West End.

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