Principal Associate – Employment & Pensions

The Employment division comprises over 110 fee earners and, as the UK's leading supplier of employment law services to employers in the health and social care sectors, carries out work for over 150 NHS and private healthcare bodies throughout the UK, alongside clients in police, housing, local government and all our other major sectors. The division provides legal advice and training on the full range of employment law issues, supporting clients from board level to generalist HR practitioners, and has a reputation for handling the most sensitive and high-profile employment law cases. The Employment and Pensions Division are looking for a Principal Associate to be based in our Leeds or Manchester office. The role will involve working on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters including general employment advisory work, the handling of employment tribunal claims, EDI, whistleblowing, advising on reorganisation and redundancy issues and the application of healthcare legislation to routine employment law scenarios.

Responsibilities

Working on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters; general employment advisory work; handling of employment tribunal claims; EDI; whistleblowing; advising on reorganisation and redundancy issues; application of healthcare legislation to routine employment law scenarios

Requirements

experience of employment litigation; good client handling skills; able to work well with other team members; self-motivated; commercially minded; good interpersonal skills; able to work effectively in teams

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits; excellent career prospects; healthy work life balance; supportive working environment