Employment Senior Associate

Title - Employment Senior Associate

Experience - 6 + years PQE 

Ortus Group are working closely with a top 200 law firm that is growing remarkably quickly, to give you an idea of the growth rate, this is a firm that had a turnover of 4.5 million in 2013 and is now has a turnover of just over 13 million. This growth shows no sign of slowing down. The firm has over 60 fee earners split over 3 offices. All of the current investment is going into London and has been for the last 4 years, this office has more than doubled in headcount in 3 years. We now need to recruit a Employment Senior Associate to help with the next stage of growth. 

The employment practice within the business is currently made up of fifteen fee earners and is recognised in the top tiers of the Legal 500 rankings for the work that it does in this space. The lead employment partner has an incredible reputation in the employment market and we are looking to hire a Employment Senior Associate to come and work alongside him to help with heavy work loads. 

Types of Employment work handled by the firm include: 

• Employment contracts, policies and procedures
• Director and senior executive employment and contracts for services for senior employees
• Variation of employment terms and conditions
• Bonuses and bonus disputes
• Employment restrictive covenants
• Disciplinary and Performance Management issues
• Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment
• Dismissal and Termination
• Whistleblowing and Health and Safety
• Flexible Working and Maternity

Benefits: 

• Clearly defined internal progression route 
• Full caseload of work to pick up 
• Generous bonus scheme 
• Competitive Salary 
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays 
• Very achievable targets 
• Good work/life balance