Employment Lawyer – 2+ years’ PQE

Employment Senior Associate / Managing Senior Associate (4+ years PQE)

Locations: Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester (candidate preference)

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic employment law advice to leading FTSE blue‑chip organisations.
• Handle complex employment tribunal claims, including senior‑level grievances, discrimination and whistle‑blowing complaints.
• Advise on cross‑border issues, restructuring, redundancy and executive‑level matters such as recruitment, termination and restrictive covenants.
• Support high‑value and High Court litigation when required.
• Contribute to M&A and outsourcing engagements by delivering employment‑law solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of commercial employment‑law experience with proven technical and market knowledge.
• Experience in complex employment tribunal claims and cross‑border employment matters.
• Strong analytical, commercial and communication skills; ability to work across multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Excellent academic background and commercial awareness of a large international law firm.

Benefits

• Part of a market‑leading, global employment team with opportunities for early responsibility and client relationship growth.
• First‑class training and career development programme, regular 1‑to‑1s and bi‑annual appraisals.
• Opportunity to work on strategic projects such as global change management, reward philosophy and gender pay gap audits.

EEO Statement

At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of ethnicity, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by local law.

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