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Travers Smith
Travers Smith is a leading full-service law firm, with
a wealth of experience in its areas of specialisation. The firm has
a market-leading reputation for its international expertise in Asset
Management, M&A and Dispute Resolution & Investigations.
Clients include asset managers across the alternative asset classes
(private equity, venture, credit, infrastructure, and real estate),
publicly listed and private companies, financial institutions, and
other business enterprises involved in large and complex UK and
cross-border matters, transactions and disputes. Our purpose is to
provide the highest quality of service to our clients whilst
enabling our people to achieve professional fulfilment in a
supportive, inclusive, and enjoyable working environment.
The Role
Travers Smith's Employment team is a growing,
market-leading team with an international focus. The team of over
25 lawyers partners with our broad range of employer clients to
provide them with innovative and brave solutions focussed advice
which helps them develop and protect their businesses. We strive to
work efficiently and remain highly profitable, but in a
collaborative, positive and supportive environment so that our
lawyers can develop their careers and fulfil their potential at
Travers Smith.
As an Senior Associate at Travers Smith, you will be
given a significant amount of client contact and responsibility
whilst working in a collaborative environment to provide advice and
assistance to high quality clients.
Key Responsibilities
Whilst workloads will vary, an Employment Senior
Associate will typically spend around 80-85% of their time on
contentious and advisory work and 15-20% of their time on
transactional support. Typical work includes the following:
High Court litigation (e.g. team moves and bonus claims).
Workplace investigations.
Working with our dispute resolution team on other investigations.
Strike ballots and union activities.
Contentious advice
Senior exits and settlement agreements.
Restrictive covenant breaches, planning team moves.
Other contentious advice (e.g. grievances, disciplinaries).
Other advisory
Change projects (e.g. redundancy and TUPE processes,
both UK focussed and international)
Contracts, bonus schemes and handbooks
Business immigration
Other ad hoc advice (e.g. gender pay gap reporting,
holiday pay, furlough)
Training and horizon scanning
Cross-departmental and/or transactional support
Corporate: deals, investee company executive exits, IPOs.
Commercial: on outsourcings, GDPR.
Real estate: TUPE issues.
With an ability to demonstrate versatility and work in
an advisory and strategic capacity, this role offers the opportunity
to work with the firm's diverse range of clients.
Person Specification - Mandatory
Knowledge, Skills & Experience required
An outstanding academic record.
Qualified Solicitor in a Common Law jurisdiction.
Competent in advising on all aspects of Employment law.
Experience of working in both an advisory and
strategic capacity.
Evidence of strong verbal and written communication skills.
An ability to demonstrate proactivity in a proficient manner.
A team player who thrives working within a collegiate
environment; and
A willingness to show commitment and engagement to
the firm's culture.
