Labour Employment Associate 2-5 PQE - Leeds

Are you looking to be part of an innovative technically excellent Employment practice Interested in working in a highperforming team with a globallyfocused outlook Then this could be the role for you. Were recruiting for an Associate 25 PQE to join our highly regarded team in Leeds.

Our Firm

Squire Patton Boggs is one of the worlds 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 longestablished leading corporations to emerging businesses startup visionaries and sovereign nations.

With over 1500 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 a collaborative and supportive working environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UK offices our wellregarded family and carer wellbeing and workplace culture and development 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 startups 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 listed in the Legal 500 as a Tier 1 practice. It presents the opportunity for varied and interesting work in both contentious and noncontentious matters with a friendly knowledgeable team at your side.

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 crossjurisdictional matters as well as giving more locallybased 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 forwardthinking 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

Youll be a qualified solicitor under the laws of England and Wales (between 2 and 5 years PQE) with a solid grounding in employment law in both contentious and noncontentious matters and excellent academic credentials.

Good matter management is a must as is ambition selfmotivation and both the desire and the ability to deliver highquality 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/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.

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