Senior Associate - Employment

About the role

Greenberg Traurig LLP's London office is seeking an experienced Senior Associate for its Employment team. The role suits a senior employment lawyer with substantial experience of complex transactional employment work, especially with US-headquartered clients and cross-border US/UK and international matters. The practice offers a mix of transactional, contentious and advisory work, and the successful candidate will advise on employment aspects of high-value corporate transactions and contribute to the strategic development of the practice.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of contentious, advisory and transactional matters, which the practice splits fairly evenly across the three areas.
• Lead on the employment law aspects of complex domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, including M&A, private equity investments, restructurings and group reorganisations, working with corporate teams and international counsel.
• Advise clients (mostly employers, and some senior executives) on contentious matters, including defending employment tribunal claims, litigating in the High Court and handling pre-action correspondence and negotiations.
• Work with Regulatory colleagues on matters where regulatory and employment law overlap.
• Develop and maintain client relationships, contribute to business development and thought leadership, and manage client work to tight deadlines, keeping clients informed on progress and costs.
• Supervise and help develop more junior team members and stay up to date with current legislation.

Required profile

• Admitted to practice as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales, or qualified overseas with London market experience.
• 5-7 years' post-qualification experience (PQE).
• Substantial experience of complex transactional employment work and a range of employment matters.
• Desirable: experience of cross-border and international matters, High Court litigation, and active involvement in business development and networking.
• Undergraduate degree with a minimum of a 2:1 or equivalent.

Required skills

• Drafting and analytical skills, and ability to apply complex legal principles.
• Excellent written and oral communication, client management and commercial acumen.
• Ability to work independently and in a team on fast-moving matters, with strong organisation and time management.
• Attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure.