Employment Lawyer - Associate

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
• We are seeking an Associate Employment Lawyer with a combination of contentious and non-contentious employment law experience, to join our team in Leeds. You will have in the region of 3+ years post-qualifying experience.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS ROLE
The role will involve the full range of employment law and HR support work (contentious and non-contentious) for a wide range of clients across all business sectors.
You will have the opportunity to develop close client relationships and undertake a major role in client work. From the outset you will be exposed to the highest quality work, for some of the UK's biggest name clients.
• You will be flexible, agile and enthusiastic in growing and developing your knowledge and experience of Employment law within a supportive and collegiate environment.
• You will be expected to be client focused and thinking about how AI and other tools may be harnessed to improve the overall service for our clients.
• Fostering and growing client relationships and developing new ones is an integral part of this role. You can expect to collaborate not only with colleagues in the direct team but also with colleagues in other AG practice areas as well as colleagues immersed in relevant industry groups.
• Continuous self-development is valued, and you will be encouraged to engage with formal training programmes (whether technical or skills based) and to draw on mentoring, coaching and leadership development programmes available to you.

• Addleshaw Goddard have implemented a flexible, hybrid working model that combines both office-based and remote work arrangements (3 days per week in the office minimum). This approach allows for a balanced and adaptable work environment. Occasional travel between our various UK offices may be required to facilitate effective collaboration and teamwork.

YOUR AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE
You will have:
• A minimum of 3 years post qualification experience working in a similar practice
• Be flexible and agile and have enthusiasm for growing and developing your knowledge and experience and undertaking intellectually challenging work.
• Have a keen eye for detail, be self-motivated and proactive and confident in building enduring relationships with clients that are based on trust and high-quality service delivery.
• Be inquisitive and want to understand our clients, their drivers and what matters to them, so that your advice has quality, imagination, and impact.

OUR APPROACH: IMAGINE THE BEST YOU CAN BE
Everything we've accomplished can be traced back to our people and the way we work. Our reputation is something we are proud of, and constantly invest in.
Here, you'll do high calibre work, with high-character colleagues who care for one another and our clients.
Are you up for the challenge?