Employment Partner 8+ years’ PQE LONDON

Commercial law firm in London, listed in the directories for the work it does in Employment law is looking to recruit an Employment Partner who will also be Head of the Employment Department. This role will be a fixed-share/ salaried Partner role but for those candidates who are perhaps close to equity partnership at their current firm (but want to leave), our client is prepared to discuss fast-track to equity if you are currently in this position. The team handles a wide range of clients from large companies to senior executives on all aspects of Employment law. Matters include advising companies on HR issues such as managing disciplinary and grievance procedures, redundancy advice, drafting contracts of employment and director’s service agreements, restrictive covenant advice, team moves and conducting Employment tribunal and High Court cases.

The team is currently very busy and there is an existing caseload for the successful candidate to take on once they are in situ at the firm. Therefore, having a following is not essential, though clearly if you do happen to have a following/ bank of clients willing to instruct you wherever you move to, this is obviously going to be of interest. However, candidates must have a demonstrable record of business development and winning new clients/ new business from their own business development/ marketing efforts. Any experience of managing junior lawyers/ fee-earners will also be of interest.