Employment Associate – Bristol – 4-6 Years PQE

Overview

In this role you will support a respected national employment practice from Bristol, handling a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters. You will work within a collaborative team with strong progression opportunities and exposure to high-quality clients across a national platform. You’ll manage tribunal work, advise on HR issues, and contribute to business development and guidance for clients. This position offers hybrid flexibility and a clear path to develop expertise and leadership within the firm.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• flexible working arrangements
• competitive salary
• comprehensive benefits package
• investment in learning and progression
• national team support

Responsibilities

• Manage employment tribunal litigation from start to finish
• Handle high-value contentious matters with strategic and technical input
• Advise employers on HR issues including disciplinary, grievance, redundancy and discrimination
• Draft contracts, policies, handbooks and HR documentation
• Draft and advise on settlement agreements
• Support corporate transactions with employment due diligence
• Advise on employment data protection matters
• Manage directions, disclosure exercises and witness statements
• Represent corporate employers, senior executives and occasional claimants
• Contribute to business development, seminars, networking and guidance/articles
• Collaborate with Partners and leverage national team resources

Key requirements

• 4-6 years’ PQE in employment law
• Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree
• Strong experience across a wide range of employment and HR matters
• Proven ability to manage tribunal cases through to final hearing
• Confidence with directions, disclosure and witness evidence
• Excellent drafting, research and advisory skills
• Commercially minded, practical advice style
• Strong client care and organisational skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within a national team
• Interest in business development and supporting practice growth
• Experience in non-contentious/corporate support work (desirable)

• Client care
• Collaborative mindset
• Commercially minded
• Employment tribunal litigation
• HR policy drafting
• Contract and handbook drafting

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