Employment Associate 6 Months Fixed Term Contract

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Job Title

Employment Associate - 6 Months Fixed Term Contract

Office Location

London

Department

The Hogan Lovells employment team has a longstanding reputation as one of the best in the business. It acts for a high quality client base of financials and blue chip corporates advising them on some of their most challenging employment law issues. The groups work is a mix of litigation cross border project work employment advisory and a limited amount of transactional support work.

Working Hours

35 hours per week 9:30am to 5:30pm but additional hours may be required. We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns. Our approach to hybrid working allows for up to 40% of time working from home and 60% working in the office please contact a member of the recruitment team to discuss further.

Key Responsibilities

Specific duties or responsibilities may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changes in personnel and management structure staff location or services. All members of the firm participate in our Responsible
Business program.

Technical Ability

• Understanding of legal principles of own practice area along with a working knowledge of other practice areas

• Has project management responsibility ensuring timely delivery to high quality standards

• Stays aware of legal developments affecting any specialist areas and regularly attends appropriate training sessions

Client Focus

• Has good working relationships with clients

• Has a good understanding of client the sector and the associated risks and opportunities.

• Actively works to develop and strengthen new client relationships

Team Work and Interpersonal Skills

• Acts as a source of advice to others sharing knowledge and expertise

• Has strong relationships and profile amongst senior colleagues

• Ability to work effectively with others

Firm Mindedness

• Understands the industry and market in which the practice stream and clients operate

• Contributes to the management of the group/practice area by understanding the areas of specialism the firms capabilities and business plan

• Takes an active role in managing the firms reputation both in and out of work

• Understands the responsibility to give back to our communities.

• Understands the value of a diverse workforce

Skills & Experience

We have an opening for a first rate Employment lawyer. Experience which should include a mix of contentious advisory and transactional work gained within a top tier firm is preferred. It is essential that the candidate has a strong academic background (minimum 2.1 degree) with excellent written communication and drafting skills. The successful candidate will also have outstanding technical skills together with the ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues and work well in a team. The ideal candidate will have 3 years post qualification experience (or equivalent experience).

In return Hogan Lovells offers excellent training and development a superb working environment together with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Equal Opportunities Employment & Agile Working Statement

It is the policy of Hogan Lovells to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment training and promotion. Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of racial or ethnic origin religion sex gender and gender identity age sexual orientation marital and civil partnership status pregnancy or disability.

Our goal is to embed flexibility across our business by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis and we will be happy to discuss this further.