Employment 1+

Reference:  11021/PJ
Division:  Private Practice
Categories:  Employment & Pensions, Litigation, Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration, Private Client
Location:  UK (London)
Salary:  0-£50k, £50k-£100k

A Legal 500-ranked Employment team with a reputation for high-quality work and service on behalf of its enviable client base is now seeking to expand with the strategic appointment of a high-calibre assistant lawyer. With over 10 fee-earners in the team, the directory-rated Partners are amongst the best-regarded in London and are supported by a number of assistants, paralegals and trainees.

This will be a primarily contentious role acting for mainly claimants (HNW/UHNW) together with advising respondents from an enviable company client list. You will be given excellent client contact and work with each of the Partners in the department on major cases as well as having the opportunity to take charge your own files. You will get fully involved and be supported in developing your experience in all areas of employment actions including by way of example all manner of discrimination cases, redundancies, whistleblowing and unfair and wrongful dismissal.

The successful person for this role will currently be working for a known and respected claimant or respondent team in the City or West End. Excellent academics (2:1 or higher) are essential.

To be considered for this opportunity please send your CV to philip.jennings@lpalegal.com and/or call him in confidence on +44(0)20 7269 6803 for an initial discussion about this and other opportunities that we are currently working on with many of the leading firms in the sector.