Associate – Employment (Healthcare)

Experience in contentious and non-contentious employment law

Strong attention to detail with commercial awareness and the ability to work to tight deadlines

Able to deliver clear, practical advice and build strong client relationships

Up to date with legal developments, including relevant law reports and journals

We offer a hybrid working model to help you balance your professional and personal commitments, and our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.

We are looking for a talented associate to join our growing healthcare employment practice, working alongside senior and junior lawyers to advise clients across a broad range of employment matters, with a strong focus on Employment Tribunal litigation.

Preparing and managing Employment Tribunal cases - Claims/Responses, List of Issues, Witness Statements, Skeleton Arguments and settlement approval applications

Advocacy at Case Management and Preliminary Hearings

Drafting correspondence with Tribunals, opposing solicitors, ACAS and clients

Advising on contracts, policies, disciplinary and grievance procedures, redundancy, and family-friendly rights

Supporting corporate transactions, including TUPE advice, due diligence and indemnity review

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.