SENIOR EMPLOYMENT LAWYER | 5-8 PQE | MANCHESTER

Are you a senior employment lawyer looking for your next move? We're working with one of the UK's most highly regarded law firms — consistently top-ranked for over two decades — to find an exceptional lawyer to join their market-leading Employment team.

THE FIRM

This is a rare opportunity to join a firm that genuinely stands apart. With a team of more than 800 professionals and strategic partnerships spanning the globe, they advise some of the world's most iconic brands, leading multinationals and pioneering start-ups. Their culture is built on bravery and kindness — two values that genuinely permeate everything they do, from client relationships to how colleagues support one another.

They boast the largest employment team in the UK, with truly global reach through an internationally recognised employment law alliance and offices across key international markets.

THE ROLE

This is a broad, largely non-contentious employment law position offering real depth and variety. You will advise a high-quality employer client base on a wide range of matters, including:

- TUPE transfers — advising and drafting across complex transactions
- Collective employment matters, including restructurings and redundancy programmes
- Change management programmes, such as contract variation exercises
- Day-to-day and complex employee relations and representation issues
- Transactional employment support — due diligence, employment warranties and indemnities, M&A, outsourcing and commercial arrangements
- Senior and executive-level recruitment and exit matters

YOU

Our client is looking for someone who is ambitious, commercially minded and genuinely enjoys their work. You will bring:

- 5 to 8 years' PQE gained within a respected Employment team
- Deep technical knowledge across a broad range of employment law disciplines
- Strong drafting, analytical and communication skills, with a sharp eye for detail
- Confidence working autonomously and managing client relationships directly
- Experience supervising junior lawyers (desirable)
- A track record of involvement in marketing and business development activity
- Experience advising employer clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters
- A collaborative, team-oriented approach with a genuine commitment to supporting others

WHY APPLY?

This firm offers more than excellent work — it offers a culture where people thrive. Most Partners are independently rated as leaders in their field, and the firm has a strong record of developing talented lawyers. If you want to do high-quality work, be part of a firm you're proud of, and take real ownership of your career, this is worth a conversation.