Senior Employment Associate 6-8PQE

Keystone is a firm that was founded upon a desire to do things differently. The original concept was to build a law firm in which lawyers could focus on working with clients, free from management obligations and administrative distractions, whilst being helped by teams of people who are there to support them. The concept endures to this day.

Keystone Law is a multiple award-winning Top 50 UK firm that continues to make waves in the legal sector. Our lawyers are ranked in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, and in November 2020, we were named Law Firm of the Year at the prestigious “The Lawyer Awards”, the ultimate accolade in the legal profession. In January 2021, Keystone was also crowned Happiest Law Firm of the Year by RollOnFriday. Keystone lawyers are known to be some of the most satisfied and driven individuals in the legal profession.

One of our employment partners, Kelly Sayers, is recruiting a senior employment associate to join her growing team – this is a new position.  Experience in employment law is obviously essential, and data protection and privacy experience are desirable but not essential.  Kelly’s clients include a wide range of commercial clients in a variety of sectors (including transport and logistics, retail, and technology), high-profile charities, and senior employees.

The role would suit an applicant with between 6 and 8 years’ post-qualification experience in contentious and non-contentious employment law at a reputable regional or London firm.

Applicants should have:

• experience of drafting documents, carrying out legal research, and advising and liaising directly with clients
• the ability to work to deadlines whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail
• strong communication skills and be confident to attend client meetings and business development and networking events, including presenting at client seminars and on webinars, and conducting training sessions for clients
• the ability to work as a team player providing support to colleagues
• experience supervising and mentoring more junior colleagues

This role would suit somebody who is happy to work from home, with some time spent working the team’s Ipswich office. There may be occasional travel to the London office once every couple of months.

This is a great opportunity for a candidate looking to join a growing team doing high-quality work in what is probably the UK’s happiest law firm.

If you feel you have the skills and experience we are looking for and would enjoy working for an expanding and forward-thinking law firm, then please get in touch today.

Email your CV and a covering email to recruitment@keystonelaw.co.uk, marking your email “Application for Senior Employment Associate Role – KS” in the subject line.  We will review your details and contact you with further information if we would like to take this forward.

We are open to receiving agency candidates for this role.