Employment Senior Associate (5PQE+), LondonJob IntroductionThe London Employment team comprises 35 fee earners, and acts for a range of market leading clients across the financial services, healthcare and commercial sectors. The team has a strong and growing reputation in the London market and is recognised as Band/Tier 1 in both the latest Chambers UK Legal 500 rankings.This team has an impressive roster of blue chip clients including some of the largest Tech, Financial Services, and Healthcare (public and private) firms in the world. The firm genuinely values work/life balance and offers the opportunity to work on interesting, complex matters in a calm and collegiate environment. The role also offers real opportunity for advancement.Role ResponsibilityUndertake a busy and varied workload of employment matters advising all types of employers, with an emphasis on our financial services sector clients.Work on complex discrimination, whistleblowing and breach of contract litigation (Employment Tribunal and High Court) under appropriate supervision.Assist on non-contentious projects including restructures (redundancy and TUPE) in the UK and across multiple jurisdictions.General employment advisory work by telephone and email.Take an active role in supervising the work of and assisting in the development of trainees and paralegals.Take part in and initiate marketing, networking and other business development activities in order to maintain and develop work from existing clients and potential clients, including assisting with client seminars and delivering training.Contribute to non fee-earning activity as appropriate e.g. knowledge sharing, internal training.The Ideal CandidateWe would expect the post holder to be a Senior Associate - ideally 5+ PQE.Ideally experience of advising clients in the financial services sector and multi-national commercial clients.Must have experience of working on tribunal claims and other contentious matters.Independent thinker with a focus on generating commercial solutions to problems on behalf of clients.Confident communicator with an ability to develop relationships with clients and influence at all levels.Enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach.About the CompanyAbout DAC BeachcroftWe're a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We're market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK's top-five housebuilders.We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Rome, Singapore, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Miami, plus a broad network of affiliations across the globe.Working with usOur vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. Our flexible approach means that we help our colleagues to be their best at work, while recognising that they have all sorts of different interests and commitments outside work.We pride ourselves on our supportive, approachable culture. We are trusted, appreciated as individuals and embraced as part of a team. At DACB, we don't just accept your differences, we celebrate and advocate for them. Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the 'whole you' to work. So if you're good at what you do, come as you are!
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