Led by Partner Patrick Brodie, our Employment, Engagement &
Equality team comprises a core group of London and Hong Kong based
Partners, with Senior Associates/Associates/Trainees based in London,
Bristol, Hong Kong and Singapore. The team regularly works with
colleagues across our Corporate and Commercial teams, Commercial
Disputes, Data Protection, Financial Services, Insurance and Tax, to
deliver specialist advice.
Ranked in the legal guides and award winning, we are recognised for
our work across a range of high value and high stakes employment
litigation, corporate governance, and advisory matters. We are experts
on whistleblowing, restrictive covenants, and bonus disputes. We have
acted on groundbreaking cases that have clarified both domestic and
international law, including in the Court of Appeal, the UK Supreme
Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
We are immersed in the ethos and principles of DEIB, focusing on
supporting and advising our clients, industry bodies, and leadership
teams in the evolution of behaviours, attitudes, and culture that
advance their vision of a more equitable workplace.
The role
As the team enters an exciting phase of sustained growth, we are
looking for an employment associate with NQ-1 years of PQE to be based
out of our London office.
You will be a lawyer looking to further develop expertise in a
breadth of employment work. To date, you will have gained contentious
and non-contentious employment experience at a top-quality commercial
practice or equivalent. We say equivalent because we never know where
we might find brilliant people.
You will be a self-starter and be able to be increasingly responsible
for smaller matters, with appropriate supervision, and to provide
excellent support to the team on more significant projects.
We emphasise collegiality; but we want our lawyers to be themselves.
We seek out brilliance; but do not have a fixed view on how that might
be expressed. We want our lawyers to grow, achieving their ambitions;
but not at their own cost or the cost of those they work with. You
will be challenged. You will be working alongside colleagues based out
of both the Bristol and London offices, supporting our many and varied
clients. On occasion, you may work with our teams in Hong Kong and Singapore.
The sectors we are closest to are retail and consumer, technology and
media, and insurance. Your work, though predominantly UK domestic
will, also, be international.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to be a part of the
sustained development and overall growth of the team.
Knowledge, skills and experience
NQ-1 years of PQE or equivalent relevant expertise.
A strong grounding in employment work with exposure to contentious
and non-contentious matters.
Delivers legal and commercial solutions and establishes
collaborative working relationships with clients and colleagues to
provide an outstanding client experience.
Committed to business development to further grow their network
and the practice.
Works efficiently and commercially and understands the importance
of financial hygiene.
Collaborative and works effectively in a team.
Committed to being part of a supportive, inclusive and
collaborative firm culture.
