{"id":122318,"date":"2026-07-03T08:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T08:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/job\/employment-lawyer-senior-associate\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T08:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T08:02:53","slug":"employment-lawyer-senior-associate-122318","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/zh-hans\/job\/employment-lawyer-senior-associate-122318\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment Lawyer Senior Associate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Employment Lawyer (Senior Associate \/ Associate Director)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd Birmingham (preferred) | Hybrid working<\/p>\n<p><strong>A unique opportunity to help build and scale a legal function within a high-growth professional services business.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A leading UK-based Tax, Audit &amp; Consulting firm, operating at significant international scale following a recent global merger, is continuing to invest heavily in its <strong>Legal Services offering<\/strong>. As part of this growth, the business is looking to appoint an experienced Employment Lawyer to join its expanding team.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The Opportunity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This is a rare chance to join a developing legal function and play a key role in <strong>establishing and growing the Employment offering in Birmingham<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Help <strong>build and shape a regional employment law practice<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Work alongside a <strong>large, established advisory team<\/strong> (employment tax, HR, consulting, mobility)<\/li>\n<li>Deliver <strong>integrated, multi-disciplinary solutions to clients<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Be supported with real investment to <strong>develop your profile and client base<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Have a <strong>clear pathway to senior leadership \/ partnership<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This role offers far more than traditional private practice-it sits within a <strong>collaborative, advisory-led environment<\/strong> where legal services are part of a broader commercial solution.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The Role<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You will advise on a wide range of employer-side matters, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strategic, advisory-led <strong>employment law support for businesses<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Helping clients <strong>anticipate and mitigate future risk<\/strong> (not just react to issues)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Employment aspects of corporate transactions and restructuring<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Advising on <strong>employee incentives and share schemes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Supporting on <strong>employment tribunal matters<\/strong> where required<\/li>\n<li>Compliance issues, including <strong>NMW and workforce risk<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Delivering <strong>commercial, pragmatic solutions aligned to business objectives<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Work is largely <strong>proactive and solutions-driven<\/strong>, often originating from wider advisory relationships.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>About You<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>5-10 PQE Employment Lawyer (or equivalent)<\/li>\n<li>Experience gained in a <strong>strong regional, national or international firm<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Comfortable working <strong>autonomously and taking initiative<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Commercially minded with a <strong>solutions-focused approach<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Interest in <strong>business development and practice growth<\/strong> (no following required)<\/li>\n<li>Collaborative, with the ability to work across <strong>multi-disciplinary teams<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Why Consider This Role?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Opportunity to <strong>build something from the ground up in Birmingham<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Backed by a <strong>well-established, well-resourced professional services platform<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Access to a <strong>large internal referral network<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>No rigid billing culture (c. <strong>1300 hours as a guide<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Strong focus on <strong>rewarding contribution, growth and ROI<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Clear opportunity to progress into <strong>senior leadership<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 8pt\">Please note our advertisements use PQE\/salary levels purely as a guide. 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