Employment Associate (2+ PQE)

Manchester – £55,000 - £65,000

Douglas Scott are working with a  a top‑ranked Employment, Pensions & Immigration team with a standout reputation in the healthcare sector. This is a brilliant opportunity for an ambitious lawyer to work with major UK healthcare clients and play a key role in a growing Manchester team.

What you’ll do

• Advise on the full range of employment issues: redundancy, disciplinaries, grievances, whistleblowing, discrimination.
• Run and defend Employment Tribunal claims.
• Support clients on change programmes, consultation and contractual variations.
• Provide industrial relations advice.
• Draft articles, updates and deliver training.
• Get involved in business development and client engagement.
• Work to client SLAs and contribute to team targets.

What we’re looking for

• 2+ PQE in employment law 
• Strong technical skills and confidence managing your own caseload.
• Excellent communication, organisation and attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Team‑focused, proactive and commercially minded.
• Ideally experience supervising junior lawyers.

If you want high‑quality work, real responsibility and the chance to help shape a leading healthcare employment practice, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out for a confidential chat.