Senior Associate - Employment at Clyde & Co

The role

Clyde & Co is seeking a Senior Associate for their Employment practice in Manchester. This role is for an ambitious lawyer to develop legal skills across the full spectrum of employment law, with a focus on litigation, advisory work, and corporate transactions.

What you'll do

Manage or assist with Employment Tribunal litigation
Provide commercially focused day-to-day employment law advice to clients
Advise on disciplinary matters, grievances, redundancy, TUPE, and contract queries
Provide employment support on corporate transactions
Conduct due diligence for corporate transactions
Draft employment-related provisions in share purchase agreements and service agreements
Liaise directly with clients
Produce client-facing correspondence, advice notes, and employment contracts/policies
Engage in networking
Contribute to thought leadership
Help drive growth of the employment practice
Manage a busy and varied caseload effectively, balancing litigation and advisory work
Support colleagues across the wider employment and commercial teams

What we're looking for

Experience managing or assisting with Employment Tribunal litigation, including drafting pleadings, witness statements, and attending hearings

Demonstrable ability to provide commercially focused day-to-day employment law advice to clients on a broad range of issues including disciplinary matters, grievances, redundancy, TUPE, and contract queries

Exposure to employment aspects of corporate transactions, including due diligence and drafting employment-related provisions in share purchase agreements and service agreements

Confident in liaising directly with clients, with a proactive and solutions-oriented approach to client service

Strong legal drafting skills, with experience producing client-facing correspondence, advice notes, and employment contracts/policies

A good understanding of business development, with a willingness to engage in networking, contribute to thought leadership, and help drive growth of the employment practice

Demonstrated ability to manage a busy and varied caseload effectively, balancing litigation and advisory work

A collaborative mindset and eagerness to support colleagues across the wider employment and commercial teams

Interest in developing expertise in key sectors relevant to the firm (e.g. insurance, healthcare, transport, energy, or infrastructure)

Senior Associate - Employment

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