Employment Senior Associate

This leading firm in the heart of the city is for go-getters with an ambitious flare and looking for a pathway to partnership. The firm will provide distinctive training and give its staff the opportunity to grow within the practice organically.

The Firm

Ranked in the top 200, this firm offers has a solid reputation in the Northern and Midlands area.

A career with the firm will provide you with multiple opportunities to grow, with the appropriate supervision in place to ensure that you will become a success.

You will find a strong leadership team at the firm; they have an ethos engrained that everyone has a voice and they are always open to listening to a new idea. They like to take on board fresh ideas so that they are still ahead of the curve.

Quality is at the core of everything they do, and the firm have impeccable standards of service to their dedicated client base. They offer this within a working environment that is open, progressive and collegiate with our people consistently praising the friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

There is an enjoyable social aspect to working at the practice. The firm pride themselves on giving back to the staff as they believe everyone should be rewarded for the hard work they put in, making staff feel valued and very much at the core of the business. You will find a family feel throughout the firm, despite their size.

The firm offers excellent benefits and remuneration working with a dedicated team that will offer you everything you need to become an industry leader.

The Role

The firm is seeking an Employment Senior Associate to join their growing office in York.

You will join an established team to further develop the Employment offering. You will play a pivotal role in delivering a first-class service to the existing client base and as well new clients.

You will handle a wide spectrum of employment advisory work to include restructures, absence management, discrimination allegations and grievance and disciplinary issues.

In addition to this, your caseload will also include stages of the employment tribunal process.

The department has a large and varied client base of both respondents and claimants, making for a diverse and interesting role.

This role comes with strong prospects to progress, in line with the growth agenda. The firm is succession planning are keen to find the next generation of senior Lawyers.

Requirements

• You will be a Employment Solicitor with at least 6 years PQE (there is no upper limit regarding the amount of experience)
• A transferable client base or regional contacts is highly advantageous
• You will have a strong technical knowledge and first-class communication skills
• You will have good experience of dealing with large settlements
• You will have strong business development capabilities

Remuneration

• Salary is negotiable depending on your level of experience, plus an excellent benefits package and a lucrative bonus structure

This is an excellent opportunity for an Employment Senior Associate to join this growing and forward-thinking practice based in York.

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