Technically excellent, innovative and client-focused on a global scale; that is how we describe our highly successful Labour & Employment (L&E) team. This is a very exciting time to join us - you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of rewarding and challenging matters for some of the biggest and well-known employers in the country, whilst occasionally collaborating with teams from our extensive international platform on cross-jurisdictional projects. This really is a superb role to build your career by bringing an entrepreneurial energy to work with some of the most highly regarded and forward-thinking lawyers in the UK. Our Team We are one of the largest and most globally focused practices in the world. Our global team has a truly extensive reach, acting for a range of employers from small start-ups to listed multinationals, across a broad spread of sectors and encompassing a wide spectrum of businesses, from manufacturing to professional services companies and everything in-between. The team in the North is recognised in the Legal 500 as a Tier 1 practice, and presents the opportunity to work with a number of renowned partners on a broad spread of matters. Across our national team we act for large clients and household names across multiple sectors, including Sports, Retail, Finance, Leisure and Hospitality, FMCG, Technology, Media and Advertising, Manufacturing, and Engineering. Our Opportunity This team has seen sustained revenue growth over past years, with increasing significant and complex mandates combined with strong demand from clients in the UK and elsewhere. The team also continues to innovate as it extends into the tech space. As a result, we recognise the need to invest in talent and are keen to continue to build and grow our Associate team. You will be a valuable member of the team with front line client exposure from the start. From day one, you will be advising across the entire spectrum of both contentious and non-contentious employment law issues including Employment Tribunal claims and disputes, contracts and policies drafting, disciplinary and grievance issues, absence management, restructures and redundancies, TUPE and changes to terms and conditions, in addition to providing corporate support. We recognise the fundamental importance of excellent client service and commerciality as it is what differentiates us from our competition. You You’ll be a qualified solicitor under the laws of England and Wales (ideally with between 2 and 4 years’ PQE). You will demonstrate a strong interest in employment issues and should have excellent academic credentials. Solid matter management is a must, as is ambition, self-motivation and both the desire and the ability to deliver high-quality work and act on your own initiative. You will be personable, technically excellent, commercial, thrive in a collaborative team environment, be intellectually curious and enjoy resolving challenging legal issues. You should expect lots of client contact, and a rewarding and challenging career path - all of which come with a role in this team at Squire Patton Boggs. What you need to know If you are interested in applying for the role, please complete an online application via our Careers site on at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers. We are unable to process applications sent directly by email. We are not accepting agency CVs at this time. We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is representative of our diverse society. We welcome applications regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, neuro diversity or disability status, family or parental status, race, religion or ethnicity. We will make reasonable adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply. We may collect relevant data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process. #LI-AH1 #LI-Hybrid