Employment Department Senior Associate 2+ Years PQE

About Payne Hicks Beach

Payne Hicks Beach is a leading 43 partner firm based in offices at 10 New Square, Lincoln’s Inn.  In total the firm comprises approximately 220 staff.

Renowned for our expertise in private client, family, and contentious trusts work, we are consistently recognised in Chambers and The Legal 500 as one of the top boutique firms serving high‑net‑worth and ultra‑high‑net‑worth individuals.

Our offices are located in one of the finest squares in London, a building which the firm has occupied since 1770.

More information about the departments and the work of the firm may be found on our website, the address of which is www.phb.co.uk.

The Team

The Employment Department currently consists of 3 Partners, 1 Legal Director, 1 Senior Associate, 5 Associates, 1 Legal Assistant as well as other support staff.

The Role

The role will be focused on advising on a wide range of employment issues, and undertaking a variety of contentious and non-contentious work including:

• Disciplinaries and grievances
• Drafting employment contracts, staff handbooks, consultancy agreements, NDAs, settlement agreements etc
• TUPE
• Employment status
• Day to day advice on employment law issues; and
• Tribunal / Court work
• Some experience of Employment Tribunal process
• A focus on having had experience in advising employer clients is essential. Some experience in having advised individual clients would be helpful
• Someone who is able to make decisions, advise clients and act with a degree of autonomy (with appropriate support). M&A transactional work, due diligence and corporate support
• Tribunal / Court work
• Reorganisations

The Individual

• Have a minimum of 2 years’ PQE in employment law.
• Possess both contentious and non-contentious experience and ideally will have acted for both employers and senior employees.
• Have strong academics
• Possess high quality training and experience
• Actively contribute to the growth of the firm by identifying new opportunities and networking
• Will be ambitious, technically strong, hard working, and a good team player.
• Will be confident and sociable as well as discrete when dealing directly with clients.

Key skills and Attributes

• Self motivated
• Strong communication skills
• Team player
• Ability to be proactive and reactive in addressing clients’ affairs and requirements
• Ability to help build upon the firm’s existing business
• Ability to get on well with the clients who cover a broad spectrum
• Achieve time targets and billing requirements
• Ability to keep abreast with changes in legislation and market developments
• A practical working knowledge of IT
• Flexibility, dedication and ambition are essential attributes.