Senior Associate

Job title:

Senior Associate

Company

Dentons

Job description

Department/Division: People, Reward and Mobility
Duration: Permanent
Location: London
Reports to: Partner
Direct Reports: None
Type of Role: Hybrid
Reference no: 6865The RoleDentons’ Global Employment and Labour Group includes over 400 lawyers, spread across our offices, who represent clients in connection with employment and benefits related litigation, corporate and governmental investigations, executive compensation and day to day HR advice. With our global presence and contacts, we are one of only a few firms that can provide multinational businesses with a coordinated solution to all their employment and benefits needs throughout the world.We now have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Associate or Counsel to join our growing practice. You can expect a broad mix of work ranging from corporate work, HR advisory, litigation in both the employment tribunal and the high court, global project work, M&A and outsourcing. You will also work on large global projects with other lawyers across the firm globally.You will maintain client relationships, contribute to business development and thought leadership, raising your own profile and supporting the continued growth of the practice.The Dentons platform provides a fantastic opportunity for professionals to progress their career and be part of a growing practice and we are looking for people who are excited by the opportunity to contribute to that growth, whilst developing their expertise. The UK People, Reward and Mobility team works as one practice across London, Milton Keynes, Edinburgh and Glasgow. We have over 45 lawyers specialising in employment, pensions, and immigration, and we are growing rapidly. Our clients include Virgin Atlantic, TUI, John Lewis, Spotify, Edrington, Bacardi, Marks & Spencers, CBRE, Mitie, Yamaha and TK Maxx.We work with an interesting variety of clients across all sectors, with specific expertise in financial services institutions, media, technology, retail, transport and food and beverage.The role would be ideal for a 6 year+ PQE lawyer.Responsibilities

• You will be part of a team working on a variety of matters, gaining broad experience with first rate clients.
• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Contribute to business development and speak at client seminars.
• Coach and mentor more junior members of the team.
• Contribute to thought leadership and raise the profile of the firm externally.

Required experience, skills, and attributes

• Good academic record.
• Extensive knowledge of employment law and experiencing advising large businesses on employment related matters.
• Ideally some transactional support experience.
• You will ideally have experience of working with international clients.
• Capability to perform tasks autonomously.
• Advanced drafting skills and legal research ability.

Personal Attributes

• Is committed to quality client service.
• Effective business development ability and demonstrates market focus.
• Good financial and business awareness.
• Advanced problem solving skills.
• High interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrates good judgment and competence skills.
• Shows great initiative and commitment and takes control of own career development.

Firm ProfileAcross more than 80 countries, Dentons helps you grow, protect, operate and finance your organisation by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric, purpose-driven and committed to inclusion, diversity, equity and sustainability, we focus on what matters most to you.Inclusion and DiversityWe are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do, it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate. You can find out more about inclusion and diversity at Dentons here: .Equal OpportunitiesDentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, neurodiversity, disability, or with parental or caring responsibilities. We also offer flexible working hours.During the application process, all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.If you have any questions about this or the role criteria, please email .NO AGENCIES PLEASEIf you are interested in applying for this position, we welcome direct applications via our careers page, but if you have any questions beforehand, please email . Enquiries only please – applications will not be accepted via email.Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the business, nor will we accept any associated terms of business.

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 07:47:48 GMT

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