Job Description

Role profile
"They have good customer service, are very bright people and provide expert advice." - Chambers & Partners
We are looking for an Associate to join our highly regarded Employment team in Bristol, where we are ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners and have been for more than 20 years.
You would be joining one of the leading and 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. 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 with opportunities to progress your career.
The practice
The team provides a full service to clients in the UK and internationally including advice on HR support and employment matters, employee disputes, across advisory, employment litigation and corporate transaction services. The team also works closely with our Incentives, Business Immigration, Pensions and Health & Safety practices. TUPE and general transactional advice, both in the UK and managing projects internationally
Exceptional Technological Support
The team works closely with our dedicated and industry recognised Osborne Clarke Solutions team to be at the cutting edge of harnessing legal tech and AI.
International
We have extensive experience in European international employment law matters (being able to call on employment lawyers in our offices in nine other jurisdictions26 international locations), allowing us to represent truly international clients. Our team also has experience of managing cross-border employment projects and our lawyers have the opportunity to take part in our international secondment programme. on redundancy programs, Covid-19 responses, general employment advice and employment issues involving trade unions and employee representatives, which includes advising on collective bargaining and industrial action disputes.
Complex Work
The team is also well known for their work on complex issues such as restructuring, restrictive covenant work, reputational risk management and data privacy. We operate across a variety of sectors and are regarded as one of the 'go-to' firms across the financial services, telecoms, technology, recruitment, retail and media & advertising sectors.
We work for a fantastic range of leading clients such as Vodafone, Diageo Ralph Lauren, NomuraHargreaves Lansdowne, PwC, Deckers, Motorola, Mamas & Papas and Air CanadaWestern Power Distribution, Eurostar, United Airlines and Standard Chartered Bank. It's an exciting time for the team having recently celebrated a major client win, adding Diageo to their impressive client base.
The team is truly "full service" and has strength and depth in many areas including: Employment Tribunals (one of the team is an Employment Judge); TUPE (we represent one of the World's largest professional service firms on TUPE matters); industrial relations (our team has recently been involved with the Central Arbitration Committee and regularly advises on trade union and industrial action issues).
Find more about our Employment practice using this link:
The team
The Bristol team is made up of 4 Partners, 2 Legal Directors, 2 Associate Directors, 2 Senior Associates, 5 Associates, 1 Trainee Solicitor and 1 Solicitor Apprentice.
Technical skills and experience
Due to the technical nature of the practice, we are looking for evidence of a strong academic record and training. In addition, we are looking for commercial acumen and an ability to provide pragmatic advice across a fast moving case load As a guide, due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we are looking to appoint an Associate 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.

Our recruitment process
We welcome direct applications for our opportunities - if you would like any further information about this role or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Angharad Jenkins on angharad.jenkins@osborneclarke.com
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 to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.
About Us
Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 330 Partners and more than 1,260 talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to our success.
At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and belong, and our range of interest groups and - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of support this.
*Services in India are provided by a relationship firm

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