Senior Associate – Employment Law

Overview

Pathway Legal are delighted to be working with a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services, who are seeking to appoint a Senior Employment Solicitor to join their established Employment team in Belfast.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Employment Solicitor to work on a broad range of complex advisory and contentious matters within a supportive and collaborative environment.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to advise a diverse client base, manage their own caseload and play an important role in the continued growth and development of the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a varied caseload of employment matters, including both advisory and contentious work.

• Providing practical and commercially focused advice to employer clients on a wide range of employment issues.

• Advising on matters including TUPE, reorganisations, contracts, policies and senior exits.

• Managing employment litigation matters from initial instruction through to resolution.

• Drafting pleadings, preparing cases and liaising with Counsel where required.

• Collaborating with colleagues across corporate and commercial teams on transactional matters.

• Supporting and mentoring junior members of the team.

• Contributing to business development and client relationship initiatives.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Qualified Solicitor in Northern Ireland and/or the Republic of Ireland.

• Minimum of 5 years’ PQE experience specialising in Employment Law.

• Strong experience advising employer clients on both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.

• Experience managing employment claims through to conclusion, including Tribunal and/or WRC matters.

• Strong knowledge of TUPE and employment issues arising from corporate transactions.

• Excellent communication, organisational and client management skills.

• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a wider team.

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to join a global and forward-thinking legal organisation.

• Exposure to high-value and complex employment matters.

• Supportive team environment with excellent career development opportunities.

• Competitive remuneration package and benefits.

• Hybrid working arrangements.

For more information, contact Orla Milligan at Pathway Legal in confidence