Employment Law Senior Associate

Employment Solicitor (Senior Associate)

Location: Northampton

Salary: 65000 to 85000

Experience: 5 years PQE (guide)

Our client is looking to recruit an Employment Solicitor (Senior Associate) to join their Northampton office as part of the next phase of growth for the team.

This is a leadership-leaning role for someone who is confident running matters independently and is ready to take on more responsibility in team development. Youll have the chance to shape how the team works support junior colleagues and play a visible part in growing the practice.

A willingness to get involved in business development is helpful but the real focus is on leadership strong client relationships and the ability to engage with new contacts and the wider firm.

What Youll Be Doing

You will handle a varied caseload of contentious and non-contentious employment work acting for employer clients and also supporting employee matters.

Work is likely to include:

• Settlement agreements

• Advisory work on restructures changes to terms and conditions and redundancy programmes

• Strategic advice in connection with senior leadership and board-level disputes

• Day-to-day operational HR advice

• Support on data protection and employment-related compliance

• Modern Slavery Act compliance support

• Employment Tribunal representation

• Corporate support on employment aspects of M&A activity

What Were Looking For

• Ideally 5 years PQE (as a guide)

• Strong technical employment law experience across contentious and non-contentious matters

• Comfortable managing your own caseload from instruction to completion

• Some experience mentoring supervising or training others

• Commercial approach and confidence building relationships with new and existing clients

• Strong communication skills and a practical solutions-led mindset

Whats On Offer

Depending on role and level the benefits package can include:

• Pension scheme with employer matching up to 4%

• Competitive holiday entitlement that rises with length of service

• Paid volunteer leave

• Death in service benefit (after qualifying period) paying 3 x salary

• Long service awards

• Discounted health club and gym memberships

• Flexible benefits (may include the option to purchase additional annual leave health screening and retail discounts)

• Salary sacrifice car scheme (including hybrid and electric vehicles)

• BUPA (certain positions only and upon passing probation)

• Group income protection (certain positions only)

Working Arrangements

• Northampton

• Full-time permanent

Next Steps

Apply online or send your CV to or call 0 for more information.

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