Employment Senior Associate

Job Description

Senior Associate – Employment Law | Global Law Firm | Scotland

Location: Glasgow, Edinburgh

Practice Area: Employment, Reward & Mobility

Level: Senior Associate

I'm currently recruiting on behalf of a leading global law firm that's looking to strengthen its UK Employment and Labour practice with an experienced Senior Associate.

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to join a market-leading team that sits within one of the largest employment practices in the UK advising multinational businesses on a variety of board-level, regulatory, contentious and transactional employment matters.  The client base is impressive and varied, spanning financial services, media, technology, retail, transport, and fmcg — with instructions from some genuinely recognisable international brands.

The Role:

You'll be joining a busy, high-performing team and can expect real variety in your workload, including:

• HR advisory work for major clients
• Global and cross-border employment projects
• Employment aspects of corporate/M&A transactions and restructuring
• DEI-related advisory work
• Workplace investigations
• Senior exits and outsourcing arrangements

You'll also get exposure to large-scale, multi-jurisdictional projects, working alongside colleagues across the firm's international network — a strong option for anyone keen to build genuinely global experience.

Beyond fee-earning work, you'll be expected to build your own client relationships, get involved in business development, and contribute to the team's thought leadership and external profile — with genuine support and platform to do so.

What's Needed:

• Solid, demonstrable employment law expertise, ideally gained advising large corporates
• Experience supporting transactional/corporate work from an employment perspective
• Exposure to international or multinational clients would be a distinct advantage
• Ability to work autonomously and manage your own matters
• Strong drafting and legal research skills

The Right Fit:

This role would suit someone who:

• Has genuine ambition to develop as a leading employment lawyer, with an eye on partnership
• Thrives in a high-performance, client-focused environment
• Has an entrepreneurial mindset toward business development and building a market profile
• Brings strong commercial and financial awareness
• Is a confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills and sound judgement
• Takes ownership of their own career development

Why Consider This Move:

This is a firm with genuine scale and reach, giving solicitors at all levels the platform to develop internationally focused expertise while working with first-rate clients closer to home. The team is growing, well-regarded in the market, and offers real scope for career progression for the right candidate.

Flexible working arrangements are open for discussion, and the firm has a strong, genuinely embedded commitment to inclusion and diversity.                                                                                 

For further details, please contact me on 07384 795772 or email me on meena.bahanda@idexconsulting.com