Opportunity for an Employment Counsel to join a leading US law firm in London on a part-time basis.
The firm
My client is a leading US law firm with a strong reputation across global litigation, crisis management, life sciences, technology, and brand and reputation protection.
The firm is known for acting on high-profile, complex cross-border disputes for an impressive client base spanning major corporates, financial institutions, and high net worth individuals.
Despite its international scale and high-quality work, the firm maintains a collaborative, enterprising and client-focused culture, underpinned by values of respect, inclusivity, insight and tenacity.
The opportunity
The firm is seeking an experienced Employment Counsel to join its London office as the sole employment law specialist supporting multiple Legal 500 ranked practice groups across the firm.
This is a unique opportunity for a senior employment lawyer looking for a high-quality role with greater flexibility. The position is structured as a professional track (non-partnership track) role with reduced hours working arrangements, making it well-suited to candidates seeking a more flexible working pattern.
The new hire will advise on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters, working closely with the corporate and litigation teams on a broad range of employment law issues arising from corporate transactions, workplace disputes, investigations and litigation.
The role will involve:
- Advising corporate clients on a full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters
- Supporting corporate transactions with employment-related due diligence, risk assessment and advisory work
- Handling employment litigation and workplace disputes from initial instruction through to resolution
- Advising on employment aspects of restructurings, business transfers and organisational change
- Drafting and negotiating employment documentation, policies and settlement agreements
- Providing strategic employment law support to partners and clients across multiple practice areas
- Acting as the primary employment law resource within the London office
Required
- Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with a minimum of 7 years' PQE
- Strong experience advising employers on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters
- Strong transactional employment experience, including support on corporate transactions
- Experience working within a comparable, international law firm
Reasons to apply
- Competitive salary
- High-quality work across both transactional and contentious employment matters
- Opportunity to build and lead the employment offering within the London office
- Direct exposure to partners and clients across multiple practice areas
- Flexible working structure offering improved work-life balance
- Collegiate and supportive international platform
To apply, contact Emily Donnell at Birchrose Associates for a confidential discussion.
Birchrose Associates, trading name of Huntress Search Ltd, acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.
We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
