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Employment Associate - Birmingham

Employer
Taylor Root
Location
England, West Midlands, Birmingham
Closing date
12 Feb 2025
Reference
JN -012025-281200
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Vacancy Type
Barristers, Private Practice
Experience Level
Junior Level
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Practice Areas
Employment
PQE
1-3 Years

Job Details


Associate - Employment Law

Location: Birmingham

Working Pattern: Full-time, flexible working available

Experience Level: 1-3 years' PQE

About our client

Our client is a forward-thinking, client-focused law firm that provides expert legal services to a diverse portfolio of businesses. They are committed to fostering innovation, delivering exceptional client experiences, and supporting their employees to thrive in a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Your Role

As a key member of our client's growing Employment team based in the Birmingham office, you will handle a high-quality and varied caseload. Working closely with the Partners and other team members, your responsibilities will include:

  • Representing Respondents in employment tribunal claims.
  • Advising employers on workplace issues, including disciplinaries, grievances, restructurings, and redundancies.
  • Supporting clients with outsourcing contracts, contract drafting, and client training.
  • Enforcing post-termination restrictive covenants.
  • Drafting employment-related documentation such as consultancy agreements, staff handbooks, and settlement agreements.

This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with high-profile clients while contributing to a progressive and collaborative team environment.

What We're Looking For

We are seeking a talented, driven individual who:

  • Is a qualified Solicitor with at least 1-year PQE in employment law.
  • Demonstrates excellent analytical, communication, and organisational skills.
  • Is commercially aware with a proactive approach to business development.
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment and is self-motivated to meet deadlines and manage a varied workload.
  • Understands clients' business needs and delivers solutions that align with their goals.
  • Is a team player who can support senior fee earners while contributing to a positive team culture.

The Employment Team

Our client's Employment team is highly regarded in the legal industry, consistently ranked as a leader in employment law services. With a strong presence across the UK, the team advises clients on a wide range of employment matters, including:

  • Business reorganisations and redundancies.
  • Strategic advice on sensitive and reputational issues.
  • Representation in employment tribunals.
  • Internal investigations and boardroom support.
  • TUPE, outsourcing, and employee engagement initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team known for its innovative solutions and commitment to excellence.

Why Join?

Our client offers a competitive salary, an annual pay review, and access to an extensive range of flexible benefits, including:

  • 25 days holiday, increasing with length of service.
  • Private medical insurance.
  • A fully flexible working approach, allowing you to balance personal and professional needs.

They are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone feels valued and supported. Reasonable adjustments will be provided throughout the recruitment process to ensure accessibility for all candidates.





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Company

Established in the 1980s, Taylor Root is now widely recognised as being one of the world’s leading legal recruiters. Operating out of offices in the UK, Dubai, Asia and Australia, we are ideally placed to assist law firms, banks and companies with their legal recruitment on an international basis. Taylor Root has a strong track record in the recruitment of: Heads of legal and legal advisers; Law firm associates and partners; Contract/locum lawyers; Paralegals; Company secretaries and Compliance professionals.

We regularly recruit for positions in all of the following regions: Western and Eastern Europe; The Middle East; Asia including Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, mainland China and Bangkok; Australia and New Zealand, across The Caribbean and Offshore locations. .

In areas such as Project Finance, Derivatives or Capital Markets, where an international search is appropriate, our offices aim to provide truly global coverage and deliver a comprehensive candidate shortlist.

Through hard work, a professional and ethical approach, and not being afraid to be objective, Taylor Root continues to foster excellent, long-term candidate and client relationships throughout all of its offices.

Taylor Root is a member of The SR Group. The SR Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to raising standards in the business environments that we serve. The sectors we cover include tax, legal, human resources, marketing, professional support and executive search, dealing with a substantial number of the world's leading professional partnerships, multi-national corporations and international banking groups as well as small to medium sized developing organisations.

For more information please contact your nearest office:

5 Fleet Place

London

EC4M 7RD
T: +44 (0)20 7415 2828

Suite 614, Liberty House
DIFC
P.O. Box 506739
Dubai, UAE
T: +9714 448 7770

1918 Hutchison House
10 Harcourt Road Central
Hong Kong
T: +852 2973 6333

Level 15, Prudential Tower
30 Cecil Street
Singapore 049712

T: +65 6420 0500

Level 12, 25 Bligh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
T: +61 (0)2 9236 9000

Level 4
520 Collins Street
Melbourne
Victoria, 3000
T: +61 (0)3 8610 8400

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