Trowers & Hamlins

International law firm, real estate specialists

Associate – Employment

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportUpdated on Nov 15

Full-timeBirmingham, UKNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

Between 1 and 5 years of post-qualification experience as an employment solicitor.
Ability to advise clients on strategic employment matters, draft employment documentation, manage employment tribunal claims, support transactional employment matters, handle data subject access requests, and maintain file management standards under Lexcel and departmental requirements.
Ability to develop sector knowledge, stay current with legal developments, build long-term client relationships, and contribute to thought leadership, seminars, and client events.

Responsibilities

Advise high-profile clients on a range of strategic employment matters.
Draft employment contracts, policies, and disciplinary and grievance procedures.
Manage employment tribunal claims from initial instruction through resolution.
Support complex transactional employment matters.
Handle data subject access requests.
Contribute to the team's profile through thought leadership articles, seminars, and client events.
Develop deep sector knowledge and maintain cutting-edge awareness of legal developments.
Build long-term client relationships with repeat clients.
Maintain excellence in file management in accordance with Lexcel and departmental standards.
Actively engage in firm-wide and departmental training programmes.

We are looking for an employment solicitor with between 1 and 5 years' PQE to join our Birmingham office at a time when the team is growing. This is a substantive fee-earning role with real responsibility from the outset.

If you are looking for a role where the work is interesting, the clients are engaged, and a team that is friendly and fun, then we could be the team for you.

Day-to-day the work is varied. You can expect to be involved in:

Advising high-profile clients on a range of strategic employment matters
Drafting employment contracts, policies, and disciplinary and grievance procedures
Managing employment tribunal claims from initial instruction to resolution
Supporting complex transactional employment matters
Handling data subject access requests
Contributing to the team's profile through thought leadership articles, seminars and client events
Developing deep sector knowledge and maintaining cutting-edge awareness of legal developments
Building long-term client relationships — we work with clients who return to us repeatedly, and we want Associates who understand the value of that
Maintaining excellence in file management in accordance with Lexcel and departmental standards
Actively engaging in comprehensive firm-wide and departmental training programmes

About the Company

Trowers & Hamlins

International law firm, real estate specialists

Trowers & Hamlins provides commercial legal services to businesses and governments, with deep expertise in real estate, banking and finance, social housing, private wealth, planning, tax, pensions and environment. It delivers advisory and transactional support through a large team of lawyers across a UK–based network and offices in the Middle East and Asia, plus regional desks for Korea and India. Its strength comes from sector leadership and a broad international footprint, enabling cross-border, tailored counsel. Its goal is to help governments and businesses shape how people live and work by solving tomorrow’s challenges with practical, business-focused legal guidance.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1777

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