Employment Senior Associate - London

The Opportunity

Lex Exec is working with a well established UK law firm to recruit an Employer focused Employment Senior Associate into its London based team.

This role offers exposure to a broad and balanced mix of employment advisory, contentious, and transactional support work. The practice advises a diverse portfolio of employer clients across multiple sectors and is known for providing pragmatic, commercial advice that is focused on outcomes rather than theory.

The firm operates nationally and offers the depth, infrastructure, and client access of a large practice, while maintaining a supportive and collaborative working environment.

The Work

You will handle a varied caseload with appropriate autonomy and support, including:

• Employment relations and day to day advisory work
• Employment Tribunal litigation
• Employment aspects of corporate and commercial transactions
• Supporting employer clients across a range of industries

The work is predominantly employer side, with some individual advisory matters, and experience in transaction support is particularly valued.

The Team and Environment

You will join a London employment team that sits within a wider national people focused practice, working closely with colleagues across employment, immigration, and related disciplines.

The team is respected for its practical approach, responsiveness, and strong client relationships. Lawyers are encouraged to broaden their skill set, develop networks across the firm, and progress their careers in a structured and supported way.

Flexible and hybrid working is available, and the culture places genuine emphasis on collaboration, inclusion, and wellbeing.

About You

This role is likely to suit a lawyer who:

• Is ideally operating at Senior Associate level in employment law
• Has strong experience advising employer clients
• Is comfortable handling Tribunal litigation and advisory work
• Has exposure to transactional employment support or is keen to develop this further
• Is commercially minded, pragmatic, and client focused
• Enjoys working as part of a collaborative team

Why This Firm

• National platform with high quality clients
• Strong reputation for people focused culture
• Supportive approach to development and progression
• Competitive remuneration and benefits
• A firm that prioritises how work is done as much as the work itself

About Lex Exec

Lex Exec is a specialist legal recruitment consultancy working with high calibre lawyers and discreetly with leading law firms across London and the UK. We are known for honest advice, market insight, and long term career focused recruitment rather than transactional placements.

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please get in touch.