We have an Associate vacancy (3 yr PQE +) in our Employment team in Solent.
Taking a key role in this thriving team you’ll be working on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters. We offer full Tribunal capability up to and including advocacy at hearings. You will work alongside other employment lawyers in our national network and our colleagues in other teams – particularly corporate.
You will have chance to build your own relationships with clients. We hope you’ll feel proud of our enviable client roster (a mix of household names and local employers in the region) and work with us to expand it. We will also look to you to supervise and develop juniors and have a role in influencing the course of the team.
What are we looking for? We want to hear from innovative, passionate employment lawyers whose experience matches ours and who aim for service deliver excellence for our clients. We need to see a commitment to our Solent office but we know circumstances have changed over the pandemic and we can be flexible on where and how you work so please get in touch to discuss any particular requirements.
We are a values-driven business – our values are at the core of the firm and we evaluate how we behave in accordance with these values through a competency framework. This role is considered to be at competency Level 2 in our internal framework.
If you have any queries about this prospect or life at Shoosmiths before deciding whether to apply, we are always happy to have a confidential discussion with you so please get in touch with Rachel Charlton in our recruitment team (Rachel.charlton@shoosmiths.co.uk).
The team
Our Employment team is widely respected for providing an excellent service and delivering pragmatic and timely legal advice to its highly regarded client base. It’s a collaborative unit, operating on national lines.
The team primarily works with employer clients on a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters. We also have specialists in advocacy, corporate work and business immigration.
The firm
We are a top 50 law firm with over 200 partners and around 1,600 staff in total. We have 13 locations in the UK and a significant international network. Our clients include some of the largest financial, automotive, and technology businesses in the UK.
We champion diversity and inclusion, and do everything we can to attract and nurture a diverse group of people and to create an environment and culture that is genuinely inclusive, in which every member of staff feels valued for their contribution. We have been awarded Gold status in the Law Society Diversity and Inclusion Charter in recognition of our commitment to this. We were the first major law firm to achieve “Gold Standard” Investors in People.
For more information about us and the culture that drives us, click here.
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