Senior Associate - Employment (Edinburgh/Glasgow)

Rare opportunity to join a highly regarded international employment team advising major UK and global organisations on complex and high-profile employment matters.

Our client is seeking an experienced Employment Solicitor (Senior Associate level) to join its growing team in either Edinburgh or Glasgow. This role offers exposure to a broad and varied caseload, working alongside recognised market leaders on sophisticated advisory, transactional and contentious employment matters. 

You will advise a diverse client base ranging from multinational corporations to leading domestic businesses across sectors including financial services, technology, transport, retail, media, and consumer goods. The role encompasses day-to-day HR advisory work, corporate and M&A support, workforce restructuring projects, workplace investigations, senior executive matters, outsourcing arrangements, and diversity and inclusion initiatives. 

This is an excellent opportunity for a lawyer looking to broaden their practice beyond traditional employment advisory work, with regular involvement in cross-border matters and collaboration with colleagues across an international network.

The Opportunity

• Join a growing and ambitious employment practice with a strong market reputation. 
• Work on complex employment law issues for national and international clients. 
• Gain exposure to corporate transactions, restructurings, investigations and global projects. 
• Play an active role in business development, client relationship management and thought leadership. 
• Mentor and support junior team members.
• Enjoy genuine long-term career progression within a supportive and collaborative environment.

About You

• Qualified solicitor with strong employment law experience, ideally gained within a recognised private practice team. 
• Experience advising large organisations on a broad spectrum of employment law matters. 
• Exposure to transactional support work and corporate-related employment matters would be advantageous.
• Strong technical, drafting and client relationship skills. 
• Ambitious, commercially aware and keen to take an active role in the growth of a successful practice. 

Interested?

If you're an Employment Associate or Senior Associate looking to work on a genuinely international platform while remaining based in Scotland, we'd be delighted to discuss this opportunity in confidence - please contact Jill Cowan on 07931 811 330 or email jill@lusona.co.uk