Employment Health Associate/Senior Associate 4+PQE

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[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a leading commercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing, local government, and health and social care, we are specialists in the construction, energy and resource management, higher education and financial services sectors. Supported by our valued business services professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teams provide almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate, property, finance, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal and advisory services. As a responsible business, we embrace four values: Relationships, Reputation, Responsible and Results.

Join a team of experts and progressive thinkers

With four of our eleven partners ranked Band 1 in Chambers and Partners including two of our six specialist employment health and care partners, our Employment, Pensions and Immigration team continues to be a market leader for legal services to health and care as well as to local government. Our national Employment, Pensions and Business Immigration team is recognised as a Chambers and Legal 500 Top Tier Employment Team. Chambers and Partners 2025 ranks [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] as one of only three firms at Band 1 for Employment: Employer: Healthcare and we have the most Band 1 ranked lawyers in this area.

The role

We are looking for either an Associate or Senior Associate (4+ PQE) to join us, based in our Bristol, Birmingham or Leeds office (with flexible hybrid working), ideally with health and care sector advisory experience and capability to manage complex litigation as part of a team. As a member of the national employment healthcare practice the primary focus of your role will be supporting the healthcare partner leads, across our substantial health and care practice, including the NHS, as well as independent healthcare organisations and operators within care and the voluntary sector.

• Manage your own matters with relatively limited supervisory support and delegate to juniors
• Work with and support a number of our partner leads and colleagues across all 4 of our offices
• Provide management and supervisory support to junior colleagues
• Support on training and client relationship management

What we are looking for from you

The successful candidate will be involved in providing sound, commercial employment advice and would ideally have some or all of the following skill set/experience:

• A broad range of employment experience, ideally gained across one or more of our key markets, including health and care (NHS or independent), local government, financial services, general commercial, higher education, and/or housing
• Strong litigation and/or advocacy experience and a capability and desire to manage complex, high profile litigation as part of a team
• TUPE experience including drafting/negotiating related warranties and indemnities and advising on workforce aspects of commercial transactions, including information and consultation processes
• Undertaking transactional due diligence, often as part of a wider corporate or commercial transaction with multidisciplinary teams
• Advising on restructures/redundancy processes
• Advising on employee relations issues including settlement negotiations
• Reviewing/drafting policies
• Contractual advice; experience in advising on NHS terms and conditions desirable but not essential
• Experience in advising independent healthcare providers on engagement models for clinicians and Practising Privileges desirable but not essential
• Delivering training and actively contributing towards business development activities
• Supervision of junior colleagues
• Good client management skills and an interest in business development

Supported to be your best

Hybrid working - We operate a hybrid working model based on the needs of our clients, teams and people. Our core business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday to Friday, but we're open to our people working more flexibly.

Learning, Development & Progression - We're committed to supporting your professional and personal development needs.

Wellbeing - As a [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] employee, you'll have access to a variety of services that support your wellbeing.

Benefits - A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus option to buy up to 5 additional days), discretionary bonus, generous pension, private medical insurance, life assurance, cycle to work scheme.

Embracing our differences and valuing inclusion

We actively value and promote equality, diversity and inclusion. If you need any adjustments, please email [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

Acting responsibly, now and for the future

We are proudly carbon neutral and committed to net zero by 2040.

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