Employment Associate
- Employer
- JMC Legal Recruitment
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £60000.00 - £75000.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits
- Closing date
- 19 Feb 2025
- Reference
- BBBH55928
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice
- Experience Level
- Junior Level, Mid Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Employment
- PQE
- 1-3 Years, 4-6 Years
Job Details

Entrepreneurial in spirit, multi award winning and one of the UK's largest commercial firms, positions like this do not present themselves often. This Top 50 international firm work with some of the country's largest organisations.
The Firm
This reputable international law firm has gone from strength to strength throughout 2020. With headcount growth at 10% YOY and ambitious plans to build on this, it is a genuinely exciting time to join the firm with significant scope to progress.
The firm attracts an exceptionally high calibre of clients from HNW individuals to multinational PLCs. The complexity and value of the work you will gain exposure to will rival any law firm in the North.
Well-known for their culture, you will be part of a close-knit team that arrange regular social events, and all have the same ambitious and motivated personalities. Their culture, combined with the quality of work, has given them one of the best retention rates in the country; on average, lawyers typically stay with the firm for 5+ years, whilst the industry average is around 2 - 3 years.
The Role
You will join the firm's well-regarded, Legal 500 ranked Employment team as an Associate in their Manchester office.
Working closely alongside respected Partners, you will gain exposure to complex and engaging contentious and non-contentious employment matters. The quality of work is exceptional and will allow you to develop your technical ability at an early stage in your career.
The Employment team works across a diverse client and sector base, predominantly acting for national companies, SMEs, and PLCs. You will have a high level of client contact, often not afforded at firms of this size, which will allow you to develop your confidence and commercial awareness.
This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious Associate to join one of the North West's leading Employment teams. You will receive a highly competitive remuneration package, strong progression prospects, and an enviable work/life balance.
Requirements
- You will be an Employment Solicitor between 2 - 5 years PQE
- Experience across both contentious and non-contentious Employment matters
- Be comfortable engaging directly with clients and providing commercially sound advice
- Comfortable building relationships with clients and colleagues
- Be an ambitious individual looking for an opportunity to progress your career at one of the North West's leading law firms
Remuneration
- Salary is competitive around market rate, which will be dependent on experience, on offer is an excellent benefits package and bonus scheme
Apply now for immediate consideration, or feel free to give me a call for a confidential discussion.
Company
JMC Legal Recruitment was founded by highly experienced Legal Recruitment Consultant, Jason Connolly. His motivation to establish JMC was to create a refreshingly friendly agency with a truly consultative approach and who are always a pleasure to deal with.
We're a dynamic business with our sights set high and a growing client base spanning the country. We believe that in any business the most valuable assets are the people – and it’s true of JMC, too. Whether dealing with candidates or firms, our consultants’ passion for legal recruitment and excellent market knowledge always shines through. Our state of the art software means our consultants are more accessible to you and we keep ahead of the curve in the changing legal landscape to ensure you are always given up to date advice.
What can you expect from us? We will always manage your expectations and come back to you with updates as soon as they become available. We pride ourselves on the highest level of integrity, as we understand that when looking for a new role or member of staff it is often highly confidential. You will find that we always take the time to really listen and understand before we advise. We will get to know you, taking into account not just technical ability, but personality and cultural fit. We’re also easy to get hold of; we appreciate that when looking for a new role it can be difficult to talk during the working day, so we will make ourselves available and find a time that works for you. Give us a call and talk to one of our friendly team today. We’re waiting to help you.
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