Are you looking to be part of an innovative, technically excellent
Employment practice? Interested in working in a high-performing team
with a globally-focused outlook? Then this could be the role for you.
We're recruiting for an Associate, ideally 2-5 PQE, to join our highly
regarded team in Leeds.
Our Firm
Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated law
firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business
and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business
solutions to a diverse mix of clients, from long-established leading
corporations to emerging businesses, start-up visionaries and
sovereign nations.
With over 1,500 lawyers spanning more than 40 offices across four
continents, the firm is renowned for its local connections and global
influence, delivering comprehensive legal services across North
America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. In
the UK, we have offices in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London.
The firm is committed to promoting an inclusive and supportive
working environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UK
offices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and DEI
programmes provide a variety of flexible working options to support
individuals' life journeys, helping our people pursue their personal
and professional goals.
Our Team
Our international team has a truly extensive reach, acting for a
range of employers from small start-ups to listed multinationals,
across a broad spread of sectors and encompassing a wide spectrum of
businesses, from professional services companies to financial institutions.
The team in the north is renowned in the Legal 500 as a Tier 1
practice, and presents the opportunity to work with a variety of
renowned partners on a broad spread of matters across sectors
including Retail, Finance, FMCG, Media and Advertising, Manufacturing,
and Engineering.
Our Opportunity
This is a very exciting time to join us - you will have the
opportunity to collaborate with teams from our extensive international
platform, working on exciting cross-jurisdictional matters, as well as
giving more locally-based advice. This really is a superb role to
build your career by bringing an entrepreneurial energy to work on
challenging matters with some of the most highly regarded and
forward-thinking lawyers in the country.
This team has seen sustained revenue growth over past years, with
increasing significant and complex mandates combined with strong
demand from clients in the UK and elsewhere. The practice also
continues to innovate as it extends into the tech space. As a result,
we recognise the need to invest in talent and are keen to continue to
build and grow our Associate team.
From day one, you will advise on a wide range of projects, including
drafting global policies and procedures, disciplinary and grievance
issues, restructures and redundancies, TUPE and changes to terms and
conditions. We recognise the fundamental importance of excellent
client service as it is what differentiates us from our competition.
You
You'll be a qualified solicitor under the laws of England and Wales
(ideally with between 2 and 5 years' PQE). You will demonstrate a
strong interest in employment issues and should have excellent
academic credentials.
Solid matter management is a must, as is ambition, self-motivation
and both the desire and the ability to deliver high-quality work and
act on your own initiative. You will thrive in a collaborative team
environment, be intellectually curious and enjoy resolving challenging
legal issues. You should expect lots of client contact, and a
rewarding and challenging career path - all of which come with a role
in this team at Squire Patton Boggs.
What you need to know
If you are interested in applying for the role, please complete an
online application via our Careers Page at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers
We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is
representative of our diverse society. We welcome applications
regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression,
age, neuro diversity or disability status, family or parental
status, race, religion or ethnicity. We will make reasonable
adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is
inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply. We may collect relevant
data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process.
