Employment Senior Associate | 6–9 PQE

Leading London Boutique | HNW & Senior Executive Employment | London

Lex Exec is working with one of London’s leading boutique law firms to recruit an Employment Senior Associate (6–9 PQE) into its highly regarded employment practice.

The firm is particularly renowned for its work for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and privately owned businesses, and is consistently ranked among the leading firms in London across private client, family, contentious trusts and related areas.

Its Employment team has developed an excellent reputation for sophisticated employment work, particularly where matters involve senior executives, founders, entrepreneurs and complex or sensitive workplace issues.

The Opportunity

Joining an established team of Partners, senior lawyers and Associates, the successful candidate will operate as a senior member of the practice, taking the lead on complex matters while working closely with the Partners and helping to supervise and develop more junior lawyers.

The work offers a genuine mix of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including:

Advising senior executives and employers on complex employment issues
Executive service agreements and employment documentation
Strategic advice on reorganisations, redundancies and sensitive exits
High-value Employment Tribunal and Court litigation
Discrimination, whistleblowing and complex workplace disputes
M&A support, due diligence and transactional employment matters
Advising corporate clients on strategic HR issues
Supervising and mentoring Associates and trainees
Developing existing client relationships and contributing to the continued growth of the practice

The Candidate

Applications are sought from employment lawyers with approximately 6–9 years PQE who have trained and developed within a strong employment practice.

You should ideally offer:

A strong grounding across both contentious and non-contentious employment law
Experience acting for employers and senior employees/executives
Excellent technical ability and academics
Experience managing sophisticated and high-value matters
The confidence to deal directly with senior and HNW clients
The ability to supervise and mentor junior lawyers
An interest in business development and building your profile in the market

This could be particularly attractive to an ambitious employment lawyer looking for high-quality City-level work within a smaller, more collegiate and genuinely specialist environment, with significant client contact and the opportunity to develop towards the next stage of their career.

Interested?

For an initial confidential discussion about the firm, team, remuneration and opportunity, contact colin@lex-exec.com or send your cv to us via this advert.

All enquiries will be treated in the strictest confidence.

About Lex Exec

Lex Exec is a specialist legal recruitment consultancy working with leading law firms, boutiques and specialist practices across London and the UK. We recruit lawyers from NQ through to Partner level, with particular expertise across Employment, Private Client, Family, Property and specialist private wealth practices.

Employment Senior Associate | 6–9 PQE | Leading London Boutique