Employment Associate (4-6PQE)

collaboration across our international firm. If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Employment practice in our London office as an Associate / Senior Associate. The Employment & Benefits group at Mayer Brown has lawyers in key business centres across UK/Europe, the Americas and Asia. The Employment team in London consists of 2 Partners, 1 Counsel and 5 Associates (plus trainees/paralegals). (This excludes our Pension and Benefits team.) The team has been consistently ranked as one of the leading teams in the UK and advises on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters (roughly 50/50 split), primarily for employers, including: Tribunal and High Court litigation (including team moves and covenant breach cases)Day to day advice/counsellingCorporate transactionsRecruitment and termination of

executivesInternational projectsEmployment investigationsRestructuring programmesBusiness transfers and outsourcings Qualifications, Experience and Personal AttributesA qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) with 3-6 years post qualification experience. Experience, skills and personal attributes: Key requirements: Ability to manage/lead matters with limited supervision.Hardworking and committed to developing the employment team within Mayer Brown both nationally and internationallyExperience advising corporate clients on the full spectrum of employment law mattersExperience providing strategic legal advice on restructures, collective redundancies, workforce reorganisations, and TUPE transfers in corporate transactions.Experience supporting M&A deals by conducting employment due diligence, preparing warranties/indemnities, and advising on post-completion integration from an employment law perspective.Excellent knowledge and understanding of handling and resolving technical legal
issuesAbility to represent the firm at business development events;Ability to manage matters to agreed standards and within budget;Work efficiently as a team memberCollaborate cross practice (Corporate, Litigation, Data Privacy etc) to provide holistic, cross practice advice. At Mayer Brown, we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment that offers our people the opportunity and support they need to succeed. Our culture promotes mutual respect, acceptance, cooperation and productivity among people from all backgrounds and values different perspectives and ideas. One of our core values at Mayer Brown is to promote inclusion at all levels within the business which is actively supported by our Employee Resource Groups - LGBTQI+, Fusion (Race & Ethnicity), Multi-faith, Women, Enable (Disability), Social Inclusion and Opportunities Network and Work and Me (Family). We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that individuals may require throughout
the recruitment process and once they have joined the Firm. Posted Pay Range

This job is with Mayer Brown International LLP, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork - the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.OverviewMayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world's major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognised by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do. We are a collegial, collaborative, and diverse firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support, and development they need to grow, thrive, and realise their greatest potential all while supporting the Firm's client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and