We are recruiting for an Associate to join our growing Employment team in Bristol, Birmingham or Manchester. This is an excellent opportunity to join a Chambers UK and Legal 500 ranked team at a senior level, and work with “Leading Individuals”, as named in the Legal 500.
Our Employment team enjoys an excellent reputation in the market and is ranked as a National Leader. We are growing quickly and offer resident employment expertise in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Many of our clients are well known names in the retail, public, and financial services sectors and we provide a full range of employment support, including in defending Employment Tribunal claims.
Your Role
As a key addition to the team, day to day you can expect to be involved with high quality, varied work including:
* Helping employers manage issues in the workplace such as disciplinaries, grievances, restructuring and redundancies
* Leading on complex Employment Tribunal claims (almost exclusively acting for Respondents)
* Providing employment law support in TUPE matters, corporate deals and outsourcing contracts, contract drafting and client training
* Enforcement of post termination restrictive covenants
* Drafting of contracts of employment, consultancy agreements, staff handbooks, settlement agreements and other employment related documentation
* Collaborating with Partners and working closely with the wider national Employment team
Your Skills & Experience
We are looking for:
* A Qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered) with 2+ years PQE in a similar legal setting
* Excellent communication skills with the ability and confidence to engage with clients and colleagues at all levels
* An appetite for business development and maintaining strong client relationships
Your Team
TLT’s Employment team is ranked Band 1 in Chambers UK Guide 2025.
Our team of more than 50 specialists advises clients across the three UK legal jurisdictions of England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on all aspects of employment law. Our services include business reorganisations and redundancies, tactical advice on sensitive/ reputational issues, practical support on business as usual issues such as grievance, boardroom support on reputational or corporate governance issues, employment tribunal representation, internal investigations, advice on employee consultation and engagement, business immigration, employment law training and specialist expertise on TUPE and outsourcing.
About TLT
Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.
We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors. With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. TLT was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023. This marks the third year in a row the firm has taken away this accolade in industry awards - having previously been named Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2021 and the British Legal Awards in 2022.
Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it’s essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too. In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.
Our Benefits
We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.
At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people. We’re happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role.