Employment Law

AJ Chambers is delighted to be working with a highly reputable mid-sized law firm with offices in London and East Anglia.

With a particularly strong reputation for its work in the technology sector, the firm⣙s clientele includes high-growth companies, venture capital funds and multinationals.

Sharing the same value as its clients, the firm has a strong commitment to innovation which leaves it aptly placed to understand and solve the challenges faced by its clients.

The employment team has grown organically over the last several years and the team now requires an additional partner to assist with the continued development of the team from leadership, management and strategic viewpoint.

This individual can be based in my client\'s London, Cambridge or Oxford office.

The employment team offers domestic and international employment law advice and focuses on assisting large multinationals and high-growth companies on complex strategic plans, HR challenges and transactional matters.

About you

This role would suit a highly experienced employment Partner (or lawyer looking to step into Partnership) with a passion for supporting growth-stage companies or larger multinational employers.

Experience advising international clients is essential for this role.

A client following would be a benefit but is not a strict requirement. You must however have a demonstrable track record of winning and building new business and developing and maintaining key client relationships.

You will likely have a good mix of experience across contentious, non-contentious and transactional matters, and will have practised within a city or leading regional or boutique practice.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive pay and benefits package, you will also benefit from joining a firm committed to supporting your ambitions and fostering a collaborative, supporting and fun culture.

AJ Chambers is currently working with a full-service law firm based in Battersea.

The firm is looking to add an experienced employment solicitor to its practice to join the firm\'s growing employment team.

This role will suit individuals with at least 8 years of post-qualification experience who have experience advising across a mixed caseload of contentious, non-contentious and transactional employment matters. The ideal person will also be comfortable acting on behalf of claimants and respondents.

The team advise on key matters such as:

• Assisting with TUPE transfers and other corporate transactions
• Defending employment tribunal claims
• Advising on discrimination and whistle-blowing cases
• Drafting contracts, policies and procedures
• Handling senior executive severances

A client following would be beneficial but is not a strict requirement. That said a track record of building and maintaining strong client relationships is essential.

AJ Chambers are currently working with a full-service law firm with offices in Wimbledon and Epsom, who are looking to grow their employment team by adding an experienced employment lawyer who would work up to a Head of Department.

The employment team handle a mixed caseload of contentious and non-contentious matters for respondent and claimants.

They seek an experienced solicitor with at least 4 years post-qualification experience who has the drive and ambition to build and maintain strong client relationships and wHO could join as Head of Department, or work towards this title in the future.

Partnership can not be offered straight away but there is no glass ceiling so at the appropriate time, subject to performance, Partnership can be offered.

The successful individual will join a small and tight-knit team within a highly collaborative law firm. You can be based out of either the Wimbledon or Epsom office and can WFH 1 day per week.

In addition to base salary, our client offers a generous holiday allowance, private medical, death in service, social events and a whole host of other benefits.

Please apply for immediate consideration or contact shannon.aldis@aj-chambers.com for further information.

AJ Chambers is working with a silver circle law firm in their search for a junior incentives lawyer to join their top tier practice.

Boasting an impressive client roster, the team has particular strength in corporate transactions the establishment of cash and share-based incentives and the remuneration aspects of executive recruitment and termination.

Clients include public and private companies and the team has particular expertise in the financial services sectors.

The team is slightly top-heavy and is looking to recruit a junior lawyer (0 â£" 3 PQE) with experience in incentives law, ideally within another highly rated incentives and remuneration team.

My client offers a base salary starting from £105,000 per annum along with a whole host of additional benefits.

AJ Chambers are delighted to be working with a law firm with a global footprint in their search to add an associate or senior associate to their employment team.

The team is highly ranked in the leading directories and is spearheaded by recognised leaders and subject-matter experts. With great strength in multijurisdictional work, the team is often sought out by its clients to advise on strategic advisory projects, assist with TUPE undertakings, conduct investigations and deal with whistleblowing and discrimination claims.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading London team and engage in high quality and varied workload including global projects, transactions, HR advisory and complex litigation work.

Requirements

You will likely have between 4 â£" 7 years PQE experience, gained from within a leading employment practice.

You will need experience of the following:

• Providing transactional support and advising on TUPE matters
• Advising on general day-to-day queries such as disciplinary procedures, whistleblowing issues, data protection and settlement agreements.
• Advising on multijurisdictional projects
• Advising on redundancy processes
• Leading employment tribunal litigations and high court litigation.

In reward

In addition to an exciting and varied mix of domestic and multijurisdictional work, the successful candidate will receive the following benefits, among others

• A base salary starting of £120,000+ (dependant on experience).
• Access to training programs designed to help strengthen your network.
• Employee pension
• Private medical insurance
• Subsidised gym memberships
• Discounted dining

Are you looking to join a forward-thinking, flexible law firm that offers excellent flexibility, remote working and a genuine work-life balance?

AJ Chambers are delighted to be working with an up-and-coming national law firm that focuses on advising start-up companies, entrepreneurs, and SMEs.

Aiming to disrupt the traditional legal market, our client adopts an innovative approach, delivering accessible advice to its clients whilst acting in a manner akin to in-house legal counsel.

Because of their approach, 90% of business development is done by in-house sales and marketing teams, freeing up their lawyers to focus on billable activity. With a target of 5.5 billable hours, and a lack of non-chargeable requirements, excellent flexibility and work-life balance are on offer.

Furthermore, most of the firm\'s lawyers work remotely, with only occasional travel to the office.

Growing at an incredibly fast pace, a new opening has arisen for an employee incentives solicitor to join the team.

Experience of drafting share plan documentation and advising on the practical issues related to the design and implementation of employee share plans, cash incentives plans and employee equity is essential.

Reward

• Remote working with only occasional travel to an office
• 5.5 billable hours target
• No requirement to bring following and little BD work/non-chargeable hours
• £45,000 â£" £80,000 base salary
• 33 days holiday (including public holidays)
• Bonus of up to £20,000, triggered if exceeding billable hour targets
• Death in Service
• Private medical
• Pensions contributions

Are you looking to further your career as an employment lawyer by joining a leading international law firm?

The firm⣙s employment team, which is ranked highly in the Legal 500, advises its clients, on matters ranging from high-value discrimination claims to complex whistle blowing and regulatory investigations, and everything in between.

By joining this highly respected team you can expect to advise on non-contentious and contentious matters, with the latter including employment tribunal and high court litigation and investigations. On the non-contentious side, you will advise on private and public mergers and acquisitions as well as providing day to day employment advice. Corporate Support work makes up only a small portion of this role.

Required attributes:

• Qualified solicitor with 2 to 3 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience gained at a mid to large City law firm.
• Broad contentious experience.
• Experience of advising on the employment aspects of corporate transactions and/or the undertaking of a training rotation within a corporate department is highly desirable.
• Strong academics
• Willingness to engage in business development activities including client training and article writing.

With my client, the successful candidate can look forward to joining a collaborative and friendly team within a firm that offers great progression opportunities and the chance to develop a successful and rewarding career.

In reward, my client offers a generous benefits package and a competitive salary starting from £135,000 p.a.

Are you looking to join a leading employment law practice that offers the opportunity to engage in top-tier work?

AJ Chambers is working with a top law firm, with a National Employment team that advises its clients on the full spectrum of employment-related matters. The team now seeks applications for individuals with at least 5 years of post-qualification, ideally gained at a top City or regional practice, of niche employment boutique.

The team offers a well-rounded practice and top-tier work, without a heavy emphasis on corporate support / transactional work. This work is available for solicitors who enjoy it, but broadly speaking you can expect a varied practice, across contentious and non-contentious matters also.

The role

Joining as an experienced associate or senior associate you will advise commercial clients on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters including but not limited to;

• Providing day-to-day advice on matters such as disciplinary and grievance matters,
• Employment tribunal and civil court litigation
• Advising senior executives on matters such as negotiating appointments and exits,
• Advising multi-nationals on cross-boarded acquisitions and disposals,
• Advising on collective matters (restructuring, redundancy, TUPE etc)
• Project work such as compliance.

Key Requirements

• England and Wales qualified lawyer with at least 5 years post-qualification experience ideally gained at a top City or regional practice.
• Broad employment law experience across contentious, non-contentious and transactional matters.
• Ideally, you will have experience advising multinational clients, ideally from the financial services sector.
• Strong academic background.

The successful candidate will join a highly successful and growing practice known for providing jargon-free advice and solutions.

In return, my client offers a base salary of between £105,000 to £130,000 (d.o.e) as well as a competitive benefits package.

AJ Chambers are delighted to be working with a top 200 law firm with bases in London, Peterborough and Cambridge, on their search to add a highly experienced employment law partner to their London Team.

My client is highly committed to growth and has identified Employment as one of its core priorities over the next 5 years.

They seek to strengthen their employment team by adding a Senior Lawyer (or small team) at Partner level. This individual would take a lead role in developing this growing practice area.

the ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of PQE and significant experience of acting for larger and private sector employers.

As you will be taking a lead on developing this practice area you will also need to demonstrate the following: -

• Proven track record of implementing a business development strategy
• Established connections and a significant client following
• Ability to win new business and establish referrer relationships

In reward, my client offers an excellent opportunity to join a team that currently punches above its weight, is ranked as a tier 1 firm (regional) and delivers a second to none client service. You can also expect to receive a competitive remuneration package.

Are you an experienced Pensions Lawyer?

AJ Chambers are delighted to be assisting a top-10 law firm, with one of the largest Pensions teams in the UK, in their search for talented and ambitious pensions lawyers to join their team.

The team will support lawyers with experience in other areas of law who wish to specialise in pensions.

The team advises trustees and employers on all types of pensions matters such as pensions de-risking, defined benefit and contributions schemes, longevity products, pensions litigation and public sector matters.

The team works closely with the employment, corporate, banking and insurance teams giving the successful applicants great exposure to wider areas.

Required attributes;

• England and Wales qualified lawyer with a particular interest in pensions law. If Pensions law is not your current area of practice, some exposure to the area is required.
• Strong knowledge of pensions law and corporate transactions.
• For more senior lawyers de-risking expertise is particularly desirable.
• Excellent academic record.
• Self-motivated and a team player.
• Ability and wiliness to engage in business development and build and maintain client relationships.

Our client is open to talking flexibly about working arrangements and can offer a competitive salary and benefits package. The firm offers lots of support, with dedicated professional support lawyers, internal training opportunities and networking events.

Our client, one of the largest law firms in the world, is seeking applications from talented and ambitious Pensions lawyers to join their growing practice.

The team, ranked tier 3 in the legal 500, acts of private and public companies, pension scheme trustees, government bodies and insolvency practitioners on matters including non-contentious and contentious work, cross-border M&A transactions and regulatory matters.

The successful applicant will lead on a variety of pensions matters including benefits issues and disputes, de-risking, merging, restructuring and pension fund deficits. You will also be a hub of technical expertise and assist with the supervision and mentoring of the more junior members of the team.

Required attributes;

• England and Wales qualified lawyer with ideally 7 years post-qualification experience gained within a well-respected Pensions team.
• Ability to build and maintain client relationships.
• Strong knowledge of pensions law and corporate transactions.
• Experience of working on public sector matters and pensions de-risking is highly desirable.
• Excellent academic record.
• Self-motivated and a team player.

In reward, the successful candidate can expect a salary of £110,000 plus (d.o.e).

Nelson Chambers are delighted to be representing a highly regarded top 100 firm in their mission to find an Employment lawyer to join their busy Cambridge office, at associate/senior associate level.

The firm are looking for an experienced employment lawyer with knowledge of various areas of respondent work, with the ability to manage a varied caseload and liaise professionally with clients of a high-profile nature.

The role will involve working with a broad range of clients on various respondent matters including: advising commercial clients on employment law matters, working on employment aspects of corporate transactions, undertaking employment tribunal litigation, drafting contracts and settlement agreements and some elements of advocacy.

The team are looking to take on someone who can bring their own niches and specialisms to the table, so those looking to develop their career within a supportive environment with room to grow and progression are encouraged to apply.

The firm is offering a competitive salary alongside an extensive list of employment benefits, which includes but is not excluded to: 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, 1/3 gym membership contributions, private healthcare, and income protection insurance.

Please get in touch with Jamie Henderson and Nelson Chambers for a further discussion about the details of the role. All enquiries will be kept completely confidential.

Nelson Chambers is working with a growing, Legal 500 firm based in Romford. They are currently seeking an Employment Solicitor to join their team.

You⣙ll be working on a mixture of claimant & respondent matters including:

• Redundancy advice
• Disciplinary and unfair dismissal
• TUPE
• Settlement agreements
• Employment Tribunals

This firm is looking for a Solicitor with at least 3 years PQE.

In return, you\'ll be offered:

• A competitive salary
• Quarterly bonus
• Private health cover
• Business iPhone
• Free parking

If you\'re interested, please apply or get in contact with Andrew Fragnito-Day at Nelson Chambers.