Employment Associate
Role profile
"Theyhave good customer service, are very bright people and provide expert advice."- Chambers & Partners
We arelooking for an Associate to join our highly regarded Employment team in Bristol,where we are ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 and Chambers &Partners and have been for more than 20 years.
Youwould be joining one of the leading and largest Employment teams in the UK, with the opportunity to provideadvice on aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law bothnationwide and internationally. Our collegiate and supportive culture makes ita rewarding place to work and you will also have the opportunity to work withcolleagues in our international offices with opportunities to progress yourcareer.
Thepractice
Theteam provides a full service to clients in the UK and internationally includingadvice on HR support and employment matters, employee disputes, acrossadvisory, employment litigation and corporate transaction services. The teamalso works closely with our Incentives, Business Immigration, Pensions andHealth & Safety practices. TUPE and general transactional advice, both inthe UK and managing projects internationally
ExceptionalTechnological Support
Theteam works closely with our dedicated and industry recognised Osborne ClarkeSolutions team to be at the cutting edge of harnessing legal tech and AI.
International
Wehave extensive experience in European international employment law matters(being able to call on employment lawyers in our offices in nine otherjurisdictions26 international locations), allowing us to represent trulyinternational clients. Our team also has experience of managing cross-borderemployment projects and our lawyers have the opportunity to take part in ourinternational secondment programme. on redundancy programs, Covid-19 responses,general employment advice and employment issues involving trade unions andemployee representatives, which includes advising on collective bargaining andindustrial action disputes.
ComplexWork
Theteam is also well known for their work on complex issues such as restructuring,restrictive covenant work, reputational risk management and data privacy. Weoperate across a variety of sectors and are regarded as one of the 'go-to'firms across the financial services, telecoms, technology, recruitment, retailand media & advertising sectors.
Wework for a fantastic range of leading clients such as Vodafone, Diageo RalphLauren, NomuraHargreaves Lansdowne, PwC,Deckers, Motorola, Mamas & Papas and Air CanadaWestern Power Distribution,Eurostar, United Airlines and Standard Chartered Bank. It's an exciting timefor the team having recently celebrated a major client win, adding Diageo totheir impressive client base.
Theteam is truly "full service" and has strength and depth in many areasincluding: Employment Tribunals (one of the team is an Employment Judge); TUPE(we represent one of the World's largest professional service firms on TUPEmatters); industrial relations (our team has recently been involved with theCentral Arbitration Committee and regularly advises on trade union andindustrial action issues).
Findmore about our Employment practice using this link:
https://www.osborneclarke.com/services/employment-and-pensions/
Theteam
The Bristol team is madeup of 4 Partners, 2 Legal Directors, 2 Associate Directors, 2 SeniorAssociates, 5 Associates, 1 Trainee Solicitor and 1 Solicitor Apprentice.
Technical skills and experience
Due tothe technical nature of the practice, we are looking for evidence of a strongacademic record and training. In addition, we are looking for commercial acumenand an ability to provide pragmatic advice across a fast moving case load As aguide, due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we arelooking to appoint an Associate in this area, although we will considercandidates with more or less experience.
Yourcareer development
Likeall our lawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning careerdevelopment programme. At each stage of your career this provides you with:
•clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress;
• high quality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure;
• thorough assessment and individual feedback from a range of experiencedcolleagues;
• robust technical training with early skills based development, increasinglytailored to you; and
• reward for your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE ortenure.
Our recruitment process
We welcome direct applications for our opportunities - if you would like any further information about this role or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Angharad Jenkins on angharad.jenkins@osborneclarke.com
Please note we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.
We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.
About Us
Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 330 Partners and more than 1,260 talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to our success.
At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.
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