We are instructed on a new Senior Associate role with a top-tier Employment team, which has a standout reputation in the London market. Recognised as Band/Tier 1 in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 UK, the team advises an impressive portfolio of clients across financial services, healthcare and the wider commercial sector. With a strong and growing presence, the team acts for leading financial institutions, household-name corporates and is a recognised market leader in the public and independent health sectors.

The Opportunity

The team is looking for a talented Senior Associate to take on a broad and high-quality Employment caseload within a collaborative and ambitious team.

In this role, you will:

• Advise a wide range of employers, with a particular focus on financial services clients
• Handle complex contentious matters including discrimination, whistleblowing and breach of contract claims in the Employment Tribunal and High Court
• Support major non-contentious projects, including restructures, redundancies and TUPE matters across the UK and internationally
• Provide day-to-day employment advice
• Supervise and support the development of trainees and paralegals
• Play an active role in business development, including networking, client relationship management, seminars, and training delivery
• Contribute to internal initiatives such as knowledge sharing and training.

About you

You will be a confident and commercially focused Employment lawyer, who is ready to step into a senior role and who will have

• 5+ years' PQE in Employment law
• Experience advising financial services clients and/or multinational organisations (preferred)
• A strong background in Employment Tribunal litigation and other contentious matters
• A pragmatic, solutions-driven mindset
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels
• A collaborative and proactive team player with a flexible approach.

Why Apply?

• Join a highly ranked, market-leading team
• Work on complex, high-profile matters
• Gain exposure to top-tier clients
• Be part of a supportive, forward-thinking environment with clear progression opportunities.

For a confidential chat about this, or other roles which we are handling, please contact Laura Klass.

Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Our consultants will review your application and assess your suitability. We endeavour to respond to all applications within 72 hours, however due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually and would advise that if you do not hear from us you should assume you are not successful in your application.

Jameson Legal acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.