Senior Associate / Principal Associate - Employment (London, Oxford, Cambridge)

Senior Associate / Principal Associate - Employment

High Quality Employment Work | Strategic Growth Opportunity | Outstanding Culture

London | Oxford | Cambridge

Lex Exec is currently supporting the strategic growth of a highly regarded national Employment practice, with Senior Associate and Principal Associate opportunities available across London, Oxford and Cambridge.

The team is nationally recognised for the quality of its work and advises a broad client base ranging from fast-growth and entrepreneurial businesses through to established national and international organisations. The practice has particular strength across sectors including technology, education, life sciences, commercial, private wealth and real estate.

The roles offer a broad mix of contentious and non-contentious employment work including:

• Employment Tribunal and High Court litigation
• Senior exits and disciplinary matters
• Corporate support work
• Restrictive covenant disputes
• Restructuring and outsourcing projects
• Day-to-day strategic advisory work
• Client training and seminars
• Business development and relationship management

For more senior candidates, there will also be genuine opportunities to supervise and mentor junior lawyers, contribute to team growth initiatives and play a meaningful role in the future direction of the practice.

The Opportunity

The wider Employment practice forms part of a substantial national Employment, Pensions and Immigration group with strong cross-office collaboration and excellent specialist support resources.

Despite its national scale and reputation, the firm retains a notably collaborative and people-focused culture. There is a clear emphasis on long-term development, flexibility and sustainable career progression rather than purely short-term metrics.

These opportunities would particularly suit lawyers looking for a high quality platform without some of the more rigid structures often associated with larger traditional City environments.

The Ideal Candidate

You are likely to have:

• 6+ years PQE in employment law
• Strong experience across contentious and non-contentious matters
• Experience managing Employment Tribunal litigation
• Excellent drafting and client communication skills
• Strong commercial awareness
• A collaborative and relationship-driven approach
• An interest in mentoring junior lawyers and supporting team development
• Business development and client relationship management experience

Sector experience in areas such as education, technology or commercial clients would be advantageous but is not essential.

Why These Opportunities Stand Out

• Senior level opportunities across multiple offices
• High quality and varied employment work
• Strong national platform with excellent support
• Genuine progression and leadership opportunities
• Collaborative and supportive culture
• Flexible and people-focused working environment
• Opportunity to play a meaningful role in continued team growth

About Lex Exec

Lex Exec is a boutique legal search firm specialising in strategic appointments across the private practice legal market.

We work closely with a select number of law firms and legal professionals, with a particular focus on long-term career alignment, culture fit and progression potential rather than volume recruitment.

If you would like a confidential discussion about these opportunities, or the wider Employment market, please get in touch.