Employment Lawyer (Senior Associate / Associate Director)

Birmingham (preferred) | Hybrid working

A unique opportunity to help build and scale a legal function within a high-growth professional services business.

A leading UK-based Tax, Audit & Consulting firm, operating at significant international scale following a recent global merger, is continuing to invest heavily in its Legal Services offering . As part of this growth, the business is looking to appoint an experienced Employment Lawyer to join its expanding team.

The Opportunity

This is a rare chance to join a developing legal function and play a key role in establishing and growing the Employment offering in Birmingham .

You will:

• Help build and shape a regional employment law practice
• Work alongside a large, established advisory team (employment tax, HR, consulting, mobility)
• Deliver integrated, multi-disciplinary solutions to clients
• Be supported with real investment to develop your profile and client base
• Have a clear pathway to senior leadership / partnership

This role offers far more than traditional private practice-it sits within a collaborative, advisory-led environment where legal services are part of a broader commercial solution.

The Role

You will advise on a wide range of employer-side matters, including:

• Strategic, advisory-led employment law support for businesses
• Helping clients anticipate and mitigate future risk (not just react to issues)
• Employment aspects of corporate transactions and restructuring
• Advising on employee incentives and share schemes
• Supporting on employment tribunal matters where required
• Compliance issues, including NMW and workforce risk
• Delivering commercial, pragmatic solutions aligned to business objectives

Work is largely proactive and solutions-driven , often originating from wider advisory relationships.

About You

• 5-10 PQE Employment Lawyer (or equivalent)
• Experience gained in a strong regional, national or international firm
• Comfortable working autonomously and taking initiative
• Commercially minded with a solutions-focused approach
• Interest in business development and practice growth (no following required)
• Collaborative, with the ability to work across multi-disciplinary teams

Why Consider This Role?

• Opportunity to build something from the ground up in Birmingham
• Backed by a well-established, well-resourced professional services platform
• Access to a large internal referral network
• No rigid billing culture (c. 1300 hours as a guide)
• Strong focus on rewarding contribution, growth and ROI
• Clear opportunity to progress into senior leadership

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