Employment Associate Director (12 month Fixed Term Contract)

Role profile

"Theteam is amazing; they are good to work with." - Chambers & Partners

We havean exciting opportunity for an Associate Director to join our highly regarded Employmentteam in London on a 12 month fixed term contract.

Youwould be joining one of the largest Employment teams in the UK, with theopportunity to provide advice on aspects of contentious and non-contentiousemployment law both nationwide and internationally. This particular role wouldrequire significant experience in working on corporate transactions,particularly those with a private equity focus. Our collegiate and supportive culture makesit a rewarding place to work and you will also have the opportunity to workwith colleagues in our international offices.

Thepractice

Osborne Clarke's London employment practicerepresents leading national and global corporates, providing a mix ofhigh-level strategic advice, day-to-day support and representation incontentious settings.

The team provide a full service to clients includingadvice on HR support matters, employee disputes, Business Immigration, TUPE andgeneral transactional advice, both in the UK and managing projectsinternationally

Although the practice is comprehensive, the Londonteam have been especially focused in recent times with cross-border mandates, privateequity, restrictive covenant work, reputational risk management and dataprivacy. Our reputation is particularly strong within Corporate Mergers &Acquisitions, an area we are looking to continue to expand with this role.

We have extensive experience in European employmentlaw matters (being able to call on lawyers in our offices in nine otherjurisdictions), allowing us to represent truly international clients.

We work for a fantastic range of leading clientssuch as Vodafone, Nomura, InfraRed, Eurostar, United Airlines, ColtCommunications, Docusign and Standard Chartered Bank. It's an exciting time forthe team having recently celebrated a major client win, adding Diageo to theirimpressive client base.

Findmore about our Employment practice using this link:

https://www.osborneclarke.com/services/employment-and-pensions/

Theteam

The London team is led by partners David Cubitt and VictoriaParry. They work closely across offices with colleagues in Reading and Bristol,and overall the department is made up of 7 further Partners, 3 Legal Directors,5 Associate Directors, 7 Senior Associates, 12 Associates, 2 Trainee Solicitors,3 Solicitor Apprentices, 2 Paralegalsand 1 Paralegal Manager.

Technical skills andexperience

Due tothe technical nature of the practice, we are looking for evidence of experienceof working on a range of complex corporate matters in the private equitysphere. Experience acting for privateequity houses is essential. As a guide,due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we are looking toappoint an Associate Director 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.

AtOsborne Clarke we are happy to consider requests to work flexibly.

Salaryand benefits

Weoffer competitive salaries and generous benefits.

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.

*Services in India are provided by a relationship firm