Associate – Employment Team, Milan

JOB DESCRIPTION

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.

Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.

As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.

At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas.

We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.

All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition

The Opportunity

Il team Employment, Pensions and Incentives di Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer ricerca un Associate (2-5 anni PQE) per la sede di Milano.

Cerchiamo avvocati che abbiano maturato una solida esperienza in diritto del lavoro presso primari studi legali, con particolare riferimento a riorganizzazioni aziendali, gestione dei rapporti con il top management, piani di incentivazione e remunerazione, investigazioni interne, operazioni straordinarie domestiche e cross-border e contenzioso complesso.

La posizione offre l'opportunità di entrare a far parte di una practice in crescita all'interno di uno dei principali studi legali internazionali e di assistere clienti italiani e multinazionali su questioni strategiche e complesse in materia giuslavoristica.

REQUISITI:

• 2–5 anni di esercizio della professione forense in qualità di avvocato italiano in primari studi legali
• consolidata esperienza in diritto del lavoro, sia in ambito stragiudiziale che giudiziale
• inglese fluente
• laurea in giurisprudenza con percorso accademico di eccellenza

Our Milan Office

Work at the heart of an international, sector focused team.
Our Milan office brings together lawyers qualified in Italy and in foreign jurisdictions (including England & Wales, the Republic of Ireland and India), offering a genuinely global perspective. Our professionals are highly experienced, industry focused and consistently recognised among the best in their fields by leading legal directories.

What we do
We support domestic and international clients on complex, innovative and high value matters, with a particular emphasis on Energy, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, and Digital/Technology, Media & Telecommunications. Our reputation is built on an innovative mindset, deep sector knowledge and uncompromising quality.

How we work
Our teams combine rigorous technical advice with a commercial, pragmatic approach. We deliver top tier counsel in both contentious and non contentious work across: Corporate & M&A, Corporate Crime & Investigations, Equity Capital Markets, Compliance, Restructuring and Distressed M&A, Disputes, Intellectual Property, Banking & Finance, Competition & Regulatory, Employment Law and Administrative Law.

A global platform
By joining our Italian practice, you gain access to the firm’s worldwide network and capabilities. For cross border matters, we design and coordinate bespoke, multidisciplinary teams so you achieve the best results, wherever your work takes you.

Why join us
You’ll work alongside market leading practitioners, tackle high profile mandates and develop in a collaborative culture that values initiative, curiosity and growth. If you’re looking to build your career on a truly international platform, Milan is the place to do it.

Team

Corporate

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

Milan

Contract type

Self Employed Lawyers - Permanent

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.