Senior Associate – Employment (5+ PQE)
North East | Leading national firm 

I’m working with a well-regarded national firm looking to add a Senior Associate into their Employment team in the North East.

This is a genuinely strong team – sizeable, well-structured and busy – acting for a mix of major corporates, financial services clients and organisations in the health sector. There’s a good blend of contentious and advisory work, and plenty of scope to get involved in more complex matters.

The role:
You’ll be stepping into a varied caseload with a mix of:

• Employment Tribunal and High Court litigation (discrimination, whistleblowing, breach of contract)
• Day-to-day advisory work for employer clients
• Support on larger projects like restructures, redundancy exercises and TUPE (including multi-jurisdictional elements)
• Some involvement in supervising juniors and contributing to team development
• Client-facing work, including training and general relationship management

There’s also the chance to get involved in some high-profile, large-scale litigation work which keeps things interesting.

What they’re looking for:

• Around 5+ PQE in employment law
• Solid experience handling tribunal matters and contentious work
• Ideally some exposure to financial services or large commercial clients (not essential)
• Someone commercially minded who’s comfortable dealing directly with clients
• A team player who’s happy to get involved beyond just the day job

Why it’s worth a look:

• Established and well-respected employment team with a strong pipeline of work
• Good mix of quality contentious and advisory matters
• Clear structure and support, but with room to take ownership
• Genuinely collaborative culture across offices in the North

If you’re open to a quiet conversation or just want a bit more context, feel free to drop me a message.

Graham Rawlinson
? graham@thinklegalrecruitment.com
? 07745 205690