Associate

PQE: NQ - 6 Term: Permanent Working hours: Full-time Department: Employment Location: All locations Specialism: Speculative Candidates Only The firm Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people, their brand and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities. With offices in London, Manchester, Oxford, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people - both ours and our clients'- and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses. Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our 'I-CUE'). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity & inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work. The department The Employment, Immigration and Reward Division is one of the leading employment law practices in the UK, with 34 employment and immigration Partners and around 100 other specialist lawyers. Consistently top ranked by independent legal directories, we have more recognised experts in employment than any other UK firm. The majority of our lawyers are based at our London office in Chancery Lane but we also have offices in Oxford, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong and other lawyers who work remotely. The work of the team as a whole is a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters, for a wide range of clients. The lawyers undertake a significant amount of business development including giving seminars and producing Lewis Silkin branded publications. There is a significant international element to the Division's work, largely on account of its membership of the Ius Laboris international alliance of employment lawyers. Incentives and immigration work is handled by specialists within the Division and this will therefore not form part of the role. Responsibilities The Associate's workload will be exclusively employment work. The Associate will mainly be assisting more senior associates and partners with their cases, as well as running his or her own matters under supervision. The caseload will consist of a mix of contentious and non-contentious employment work and the associate will have direct contact with a variety of clients. The role will develop in accordance with the associate's own skills, aptitude and preferences and according to the needs of clients and the division. Additional information Candidate Profile Associate The successful candidate is likely to have up to 6 years PQE and gained the benefit of training and development in a well-respected employment team. The candidate must have comprehensive employment law knowledge, a strong analytical ability and a clear communication style (both spoken and written). They must have a commercial approach to client service, enjoy and be comfortable doing business development and, above all, must be a team player.