Glasgow | Birmingham | Leeds
Build your career within one of the UK’s leading Employment & Reward teams.
We are looking for an experienced employment lawyer to join our growing national practice. This opportunity offers high-quality work, genuine UK-wide collaboration and a clear platform for progression, with the flexibility to be based in Glasgow, Birmingham or Leeds.
The opportunity
Our Employment & Reward Group is one of the largest and most experienced teams in the UK. With more than 60 employment lawyers nationwide and colleagues across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, we combine strong local relationships with the reach to support complex, cross-border matters.
You will advise leading UK and international organisations, including household-name businesses and major institutions. Clients value our team as commercial partners who understand their sectors, anticipate challenges and provide practical advice that supports wider business and people objectives.
This is an opportunity to undertake varied, strategic work rather than simply identify legal risk. You will help clients navigate sensitive workforce issues, deliver change and find solutions that are legally robust, commercially realistic and aligned with their objectives.
What you'll do
The work is broad, often high profile and may include:
- Complex Employment Tribunal and High Court litigation
- Strategic workforce projects, reorganisations and redundancies
- Industrial relations, senior exits and executive reward
- Team moves, restrictive covenants and global mobility
- Employment support on corporate transactions and outsourcing
- Workplace investigations, equality and pay reporting
- The changing impact of technology and AI on the workplace
Many matters have an international dimension, giving you the opportunity to work closely with colleagues across our global network. As the group continues to grow, you will be trusted with meaningful responsibility, supported by market-leading specialists and encouraged to build your profile, deepen client relationships and develop your career.
You can be based in Glasgow, Birmingham or Leeds and will work as part of one connected national team. Each office offers access to strong regional relationships alongside UK-wide and international matters.
What we’re looking for
You will be a UK-qualified employment lawyer with at least 2+ years’ PQE gained in a strong commercial practice. You will be comfortable advising on strategic employment matters and handling complex disputes.
You will bring strong technical skills, sound commercial judgement, clear communication and a collaborative approach. You will enjoy working across offices and disciplines, contributing ideas and building trusted relationships with clients and colleagues. Most importantly, you will be motivated by the opportunity to help grow the practice and shape the next stage of your career.
Why join us?
You will join an award-winning Employment practice with an established national presence, high-quality client relationships and a strong pipeline of strategic, contentious and international work. You will have the support and scope to take on meaningful responsibility, develop specialist expertise and progress your career within a collaborative team.
Our commitment
At Pinsent Masons, we are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent and building an inclusive and fair workplace. We value the strength that comes from different experiences and strive to create an environment where everyone feels they belong.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and are dedicated to ensuring equitable opportunities throughout our recruitment processes. In line with local laws and cultural contexts across the jurisdictions in which we operate, we encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences to apply.
If you need reasonable adjustments or accommodations to participate in our recruitment process or to perform the role, please tell us, we will work with you to identify a suitable approach.
Ready to take the next step in your career?
Apply via our careers site or contact, Emma Eaton, for a confidential discussion. Please note that all applications must be submitted via our careers website.
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-eaton-31b99b8/
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Skills Required
- UK-qualified employment lawyer
- At least 4 years' post-qualification experience in a strong commercial practice
- Experience advising on strategic employment matters
- Experience handling complex disputes
- Strong technical legal skills
- Sound commercial judgment
- Clear communication skills
- Collaborative approach
What We Do
Pinsent Masons is a multinational law firm with a reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in its deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our expertise is recognised globally. In recent years we have achieved more tier 1 rankings in The Legal 500 UK guide than any other firm, and been counted among the most innovative law firms in Europe and Asia Pacific by the Financial Times. With over 1,500 lawyers operating from 27 locations throughout Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines. The firm has significant international credentials in the global energy, infrastructure, financial services, real estate and technology, science and industry sectors. Pinsent Masons looks at your business needs differently. This means we don't just apply lawyers to solve clients' problems; we deploy a wider range of professional disciplines, enabled by people, process and technology, to deliver a global professional service with law at its core.
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