Employment Health Associate/Senior Associate (4+ PQE)
Bristol | Birmingham | Leeds (Hybrid Working)

A top-ranked national law firm is looking for a skilled Employment Associate or Senior Associate to join its expert Employment, Pensions & Immigration team. This role focuses on the health and care sector, with opportunities to support clients across other sectors such as local government, higher education, commercial, housing and finance.

The Role:

As a key member of this national employment team, you will:

• Manage your own complex caseload with autonomy
• Support senior partners on high-profile matters across various offices
• Supervise junior colleagues and contribute to their development
• Handle a mix of contentious and non-contentious work
• Deliver training and support client relationship management
• Act as employment support on corporate/commercial transactions

This is a role for those who want to make an impact—advising on complex workforce matters, from TUPE and restructures to employment litigation in the Tribunal, EAT, or High Court.

What You’ll Need:

• 4+ years’ PQE with a broad employment background
• Strong litigation and/or advocacy experience
• TUPE, redundancy and transactional due diligence knowledge
• Confident advising on NHS workforce issues (a plus, not essential)
• Ability to draft and negotiate warranties and indemnities
• Skilled in training delivery and client management
• Experience supervising junior team members

Why Join?

• Work within a highly regarded, collaborative team ranked Top Tier in Legal 500 and Chambers
• Exposure to high-profile public and private health sector clients
• Join a firm with a people-first culture and consistent year-on-year growth
• Excellent hybrid working policy with flexible hours
• Structured development, tailored training and clear progression opportunities

Benefits Include:

• 25+ days holiday (with buy/sell options)
• Discretionary bonus
• Generous pension scheme
• Private health insurance & biennial health checks
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme & EAP support
• A genuine focus on wellbeing and work-life balance

If you’re passionate about employment law, confident managing complex litigation and excited to work in a team making a difference in the health and care sector — this role is for you.

Apply now or get in touch to find out more.

#INDMADN