Associate - Employment - Cheltenham - 2-4 Years' PQE

Overview

In this role you will cover the full spectrum of employment law for a diverse client base, spanning advisory and litigation support. You’ll work within a collaborative Cheltenham team that collaborates across practice areas to deliver commercially focused solutions. The role combines high-quality tribunal work, advisory matters, and transactional employment support for corporate deals, with strong partner access and growth opportunities. You will help drive the team’s ambitious development while delivering practical, timely advice. This is an engaging opportunity for an ambitious Employment lawyer to shape outcomes for executives, businesses and entrepreneurs on a regional and internationalL

Pay / Benefits

• High quality, varied employment work
• Strong partner access and progression opportunities
• Supportive, collaborative and inclusive team culture
• Opportunities to contribute to seminars, training and BD initiatives
• Diverse and sophisticated client base

Responsibilities

• Advise on employment documentation, policies, and processes including GDPR-related matters
• Run Employment Tribunal litigation from pleadings to hearings
• Assist corporate transactions with due diligence, TUPE issues, warranties and indemnities
• Advise senior executives on severance terms and exit negotiations
• Handle employment and partnership disputes; support with CPR knowledge as needed
• Ensure compliance with regulatory obligations

Key requirements

• 2-4 years' PQE (England & Wales qualified or equivalent)
• Strong drafting skills across contentious and non-contentious work
• Experience conducting Employment Tribunal proceedings for Claimants and Respondents
• Familiarity with employment data protection issues (DSARs)
• Experience advising on TUPE and transactional employment matters
• Confidence handling employment status issues and drafting contracts for services
• Strong communication and relationship-building with diverse clients
• Excellent time management and ability to meet tight deadlines
• Pragmatic, results-focused approach and willingness to contribute to business development
• Ability to balance independent work with team collaboration

• Strong communication
• Relationship-building
• Time management
• Employment Tribunal proceedings
• DSARs and data protection issues
• TUPE

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