We are looking for an Associate/Senior Associate (6PQE) to join us, who will be ideally well placed to be assigned to one of our regional locations including Birmingham, Bristol or Leeds. We operate a very flexible hybrid working model. As a member of the national employment practice the primary focus of your role will be working in the following sectors: commercial services, higher education, financial services and housing. The wider team also has an outstanding reputation in the health and care sectors, supporting and advising the NHS, voluntary and independent health and care providers as well as local/central government markets. There may be opportunities to work in some of these areas too. Bevan Brittan is proud of its full service offering and embedded multi-disciplinary team approach to supporting our clients. Building relationships, both externally with our clients and across our internal teams, is key. The depth and breadth of the markets in which we operate will provide the opportunity and flexibility to work on novel and complex employment law issues across both contentious and non-contentious matters. With your skill and expertise, it is envisaged that you would: Manage your own caseload across both contentious and non-contentious work areas Work with and support a number of our partner leads and colleagues across all four of our offices Provide management and supervisory support to junior colleagues Support on training and client relationship management You would be supervising and advising on employee relations matters including internal disciplinary/grievance/capability processes, reviewing policies and procedures and contracts, advising on equalities obligations, conduct of and/or support on Employment Tribunals, advising on TUPE processes including inputting into drafting of commercial agreements as well as delivering training on a broad range of employment issues and supporting business development. With approximately 100 new litigation instructions every year, our Employment team's litigation experience is second to none. Whether in the Tribunal, the EAT, the Court of Appeal or the High Court you will have the chance to be involved in ground-breaking employment litigation. Join a team of experts and progressive thinkers Our Employment, Pensions and Immigration team continues to be a market leader, going from strength to strength across a range of sectors. Our year on year growth means that we work with a fantastic portfolio of clients, many of which are household names. The team operates on a truly national basis, providing our lawyers with the opportunity to work with a variety of colleagues and clients. Acting mainly for employers, our roster of clients includes national and multi-national organisations, and we support them to improve their employment practices and manage workforce issues, as well as defending employment claims and seeking to mitigate risks for clients. Bevan Brittan has strong recognition in the independent legal directories - Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. In both guides we are consistently ranked in the top tier for our practices across the UK, with multiple individuals recognised as leading lawyers. This is a team that knows and understands the reality of the sector which means their advice and management of matters is effective, focused and strategic but human in its approach - Legal 500, 2023 What we are looking for from you The successful candidate will be involved in providing sound, commercial employment advice and would have the following skill set/experience: Supervision of junior colleagues A broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment experience, ideally gained across one or more of our key markets, including financial services, general commercial, higher education, and housing Case management of complex ET claims Advising on employee relations issues including settlement negotiations Reviewing/drafting policies Contractual and policy advice Senior exits Advising on restructures/redundancy processes and TUPE issues Undertaking transactional due diligence, often as part of a wider corporate or commercial transaction Some advocacy experience desirable but not essential Good client management skills and an interest in business development We offer a structured career pathway to meet both your and our needs. Make a Real Impact Bevan Brittan is a leading commercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing, local government, and health and social care, we are specialists in the construction, energy and resource management, higher education and financial services sectors. Supported by valued business services professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teams work together to support almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate, property, finance, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal and advisory services. As a responsible business, we embrace four values: Relationships, Reputation, Responsible and Results. These give us a sense of purpose. They influence the decisions we make and how we work with each other. Importantly, they motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and the communities that we’re part of. Consistently recognised as one of The Times Best Law Firms and highly ranked across the legal directories, we are proud of our hard-earned reputation. Our 2023/24 financial results confirmed both revenue and profit growth for an eleventh consecutive year, ensuring our ability to continue investing in our people. As a firm we embrace our differences, we act responsibly, now and for the future and we support you to be your best through our hybrid working model and professional development opportunities. Looking to the future, we’re targeting ambitious growth and success. And we’re looking for the best people to be part of it.