{"id":117546,"date":"2026-03-11T14:50:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/job\/employment-senior-associate-principal-associate\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T00:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:53:13","slug":"employment-senior-associateprincipal-associate-117546","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/de\/?post_type=job_listing&p=117546","title":{"rendered":"Employment Senior Associate\/Principal Associate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PQE:<\/strong> 5 years+<\/p>\n<p><strong>Term type:<\/strong> Permanent<\/p>\n<p><strong>Team:<\/strong> Employment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Birmingham<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Role<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Our client is seeking a Senior Associate to join their national employment team-an ambitious, high\u2011performing group renowned for delivering pragmatic, commercial, and timely employment law advice to a high\u2011quality portfolio of blue\u2011chip employers.<\/p>\n<p>In this role, you&#8217;ll work across a broad and sophisticated caseload spanning both contentious and non\u2011contentious matters. 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