"The team is amazing; they are good to work with." – Chambers & Partners
We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director to join our highly regarded Employment team in London.
You would be joining one of the largest Employment teams in the UK, with the opportunity to provide advice on aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law both nationwide and internationally. This particular role would require significant experience in working with clients in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications and/or Financial Services sectors. Our collegiate and supportive culture makes it a rewarding place to work and you will also have the opportunity to work with colleagues in our international offices.
The practice
Osborne Clarke’s London employment practice represents leading national and global corporates, providing a mix of high-level strategic advice, day-to-day support and representation in contentious settings.
The team provide a full service to clients including advice on HR support matters, employee disputes, Business Immigration, TUPE and general transactional advice, both in the UK and managing projects internationally
Although the practice is comprehensive, the London team have been especially focused in recent times with advising investment banks and clients in the Financial Services sector, international mandates for clients in the TMT sector, restrictive covenant work and reputational risk management.
We have extensive experience in European employment law matters (being able to call on lawyers in our offices in nine other jurisdictions), allowing us to represent truly international clients.
We work for a fantastic range of leading clients such as Vodafone, Nomura, InfraRed, Eurostar, United Airlines, Colt DCS, Docusign and Standard Chartered Bank. It's an exciting time for the growing team to support their impressive client base.
Find more about our Employment practice using this link:
https://www.osborneclarke.com/services/employment-and-pensions/
The team
The London team is led by partner Olivia Sinfield. They work closely across offices with colleagues in Reading and Bristol, and overall the department is made up of 6 further Partners, 3 Legal Directors, 10 Associate Directors, 6 Senior Associates, 9 Associates, 3 Trainee Solicitors, 3 Solicitor Apprentices, 4 Paralegals and 1 Paralegal Manager.
Technical skills and experience
Due to the technical nature of the practice, we are looking for evidence of experience of working on a range of complex matters in the financial services and/or TMT sectors. Experience acting for clients in those sectors is essential. As a guide, due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we are looking to appoint an Associate Director in this area, although we will consider candidates with more or less experience.
Your career development
Like all our lawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning career development programme. At each stage of your career this provides you with:
• clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress;
• high quality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure;
• thorough assessment and individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues;
• robust technical training with early skills based development, increasingly tailored to you; and
• reward for your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE or tenure.
At Osborne Clarke we are happy to consider requests to work flexibly.
Salary and benefits
We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.
For more information or to apply
At Osborne Clarke we welcome direct applications - if you would like any further information about the role, or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Angharad Jenkins (Recruitment Manager) on [email protected]
Please note we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.
We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.