Employment Associate Solicitor

Employment Associate

3-years' PQE+

Bristol

Our leading employment law practice is growing and we are looking to recruit outstanding Employment solicitors to join us in Bristol.

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of a top tier, national employment practice, advising high profile clients on complex, business-critical employment matters – while enjoying genuine responsibility and support from the outset.

We are recruiting Employment Solicitors with around three years' post-qualification experience.  However, in line with our ambitious growth plans, we are flexible on PQE and are open to other levels of experience, including more experienced Senior Associates.

The Team

Our award winning and well respected employment team is active in helping shape UK employment law and is closely involved with leading professional bodies, committees and industry initiatives.

Our employment lawyers work for FTSE 100 and 250 listed companies, major public sector employers as well as up-and-coming startups. We also work with non-profit organisations and for senior executives. Our enviable client base will keep you engaged, excited and proud of the work we do.

Our work is often high-profile and business-critical, including advising on complex employment and workforce issues, strategic change programmes and reorganisations, employment tribunal and civil litigation, global mobility programmes, large-scale DSARs and sensitive investigations.

Alongside advising on all aspects of employment law, we also offer a wide range of value-added services; of particular note is our impressive client training offering.

The team includes colleagues working in our fully-integrated Edinburgh and London offices, giving you access to a national client base and the opportunity to work closely with ranked Partners and leading practitioners across the UK.

What others say:

“A full service employment law team. Practical lawyers, technically strong who know how to apply the law with business acumen and commercial nous.” The Legal 500 (2025)

“They're serious players with serious, heavyweight clients and an excellent team.” – Chambers (2025)

What you'll need

• Relevant experience working on employment matters
• The ability to work well as part of a large, collaborative team and directly with clients
• The ability to manage a complex and varied workload effectively
• Self-motivation, curiosity and eagerness to learn
• Registration as a lawyer with the SRA

The Firm

Our working environment is professional and progressive, where quality of work and quality of life go hand-in-hand. We offer a work setting where you are encouraged to contribute and a team with approachable seniors and Partners. This is what helps us to attract some of the best legal minds in the industry and it's why our people love working here.

We are proud to have received an Investors in People - Platinum Accreditation and have been voted by our people as RollOnFriday's ‘Best Law Firm to Work at 2026' achieving the award for the fifth consecutive year. We were also named “Law Firm of the Year” at The Legal Business Awards 2025.

At Burges Salmon, you will have a fair, transparent path to progression. To find out more click here to download our Career Guide for Lawyers. We're committed to finding the right person for this role and we're open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.

It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process.

Get in touch!

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Chris Jenkinson on 0117 307 2246 or email ([email protected]) for an informal and confidential conversation.