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Senior Associate - Employment (12-month FTC)
030226AF_1770112466
Posted: 03/02/2026
- Negotiable
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Locum
- Legal, Private Practice
Senior Associate - Employment (12-month FTC)
Birmingham | Hybrid working
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Employment Senior Associate to join a highly regarded national Employment team on a 12-month fixed term contract, based in Birmingham.
The Team
You'll be joining a close-knit team of around 10 employment lawyers working collaboratively across London and Birmingham. The team has a strong national reputation and is known for delivering practical, commercial advice in plain English, backed by first-class technical expertise.
The Role
This is a varied and high quality role advising employer clients ranging from major corporates and public sector bodies to fast growth tech businesses. Work will include:
- Strategic employment law advice aligned to clients' commercial objectives
- Drafting employment documentation (service agreements, handbooks, consultancy and secondment agreements)
- TUPE advice and support, including consultation processes
- Redundancy and restructuring projects
- Employment tribunal and civil court litigation (including discrimination and business protection disputes)
- Corporate and transactional employment support
- ER matters including grievances, whistleblowing, family-friendly issues, agency and working time matters
- Trade union and industrial relations advice
- Workplace investigations
- Employment-related data protection matters (including DSARs)
- Delivering client training and contributing to business development and profile-raising initiatives
About You
- Qualified Solicitor with experience in employment law
- Strong technical grounding and commercial awareness
- Experience managing client relationships and contributing to business development
- Confident drafting and attention to detail
- Collaborative, organised and able to work calmly under pressure
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Amie Foley
Team Leader