Associate

Employment Solicitor

A leading international law firm

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Join a leading national firm's Employment, Pensions and Immigration team in Liverpool, advising employers across the UK on all aspects of employment law. You will support a client base that includes many of the UK’s largest and most recognisable organisations, often on complex and high-value matters.

This role offers exposure to a broad mix of work, from complex tribunal claims to day-to-day HR advisory support, with genuine scope to develop your advocacy, technical, and client management skills within a supportive and approachable team.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Managing a varied caseload of employment work with appropriate support and guidance, ensuring matters progress efficiently.
  • Providing clear, practical, and commercially focused HR employment law advice to key clients.
  • Assisting team members with their caseloads and working collaboratively to deliver high-standard client service.
  • Drafting and preparing documentation including correspondence, tribunal responses, bundles, witness statements, and reports.
  • Contributing to articles, legal updates, and client-facing materials.
  • Supporting business development initiatives including training, client engagement, and networking.
  • Developing advocacy or public speaking skills (experience desirable but not essential).
  • Working in line with client and internal service level agreements, and the firm’s values and policies.
  • Contributing to individual and team financial and performance targets.

This is a hybrid working role.

UK qualified lawyer with 1–3 years’ post-qualification experience.

  • Excellent legal research and drafting skills.
  • Experience analysing complex legal and technical issues and translating them into practical, actionable advice.
  • Demonstrable interest in legal technology and innovation.
  • Strong understanding of knowledge management tools and resources.
  • Creative thinker with the ability to engage users and bring concepts to life.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload.
  • Curious, with a genuine willingness to learn and handle legal and people-based issues.
  • Affinity with technology.

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