Jobs at FREETHS LLP

Manages virtual data rooms for client transactions and internal projects, including setup, permissions, document upload, indexing, quality checks, redaction, user support, reporting, closure, archiving, and audit logs. Ensures secure handling of confidential information and regulatory compliance while supporting legal teams, clients, and advisors. Contributes to improving data room processes and tools.

Advise corporate clients, senior executives, and professionals on employment law and HR matters, including tribunal proceedings, discrimination, redundancy, restructures, TUPE, transactions, due diligence, and employment agreements. The role requires strong communication, commercial awareness, client focus, enthusiasm for employment law, and effective teamwork within a fast-paced London employment practice.

Advises drinks, hospitality and leisure operators on commercial real estate matters, including acquisitions, disposals, developments, pre-lets, portfolio re-gears, lease and estate management, licences, variations, easements and ancillary agreements. The role also involves understanding TUPE, TOGC, capital allowances and licensing considerations, collaborating with specialists, developing client relationships and supporting a national operator client base.

Qualified planning solicitor advising on planning, highways, and associated law. Responsibilities include Section 106 and statutory agreements, property and corporate transaction due diligence, and contentious planning matters including inquiries, hearings, court challenges, and judicial reviews. The role supports major development and regeneration schemes across the firm's national planning and environment group.

Corporate lawyer responsible for advising life sciences clients on M&A, private equity, fundraising, joint ventures, shareholder arrangements, reorganisations, governance and related corporate matters. The role requires managing client caseloads with minimal supervision, delivering high-quality service, maintaining technical expertise, managing billing and WIP, meeting targets, and developing client relationships and business opportunities.

Freeths seeks a Director or Partner-level employment lawyer to join its growing UK-wide Employment, Pensions and Immigration team. The role involves advising businesses and senior executives on employment matters, developing client relationships, contributing to business development, leading team growth, and helping shape the team’s future strategy. Candidates should bring an established following or referral network and the ability to provide strategic, pragmatic legal advice.

Supports day-to-day digital marketing across website, email, and social media channels. Responsibilities include CMS updates, page publishing, email builds and testing, social scheduling, Canva-based visual creation, content calendar maintenance, basic SEO, reporting, quality checks, and adherence to brand, accessibility, legal, and data requirements.

Freeths seeks a Pensions Partner to join its national EPIC practice. The role involves advising employers, trustees and individuals on pensions matters, developing and sustaining client and referrer relationships, winning work, contributing to thought leadership, shaping team strategy, and growing the practice regionally and nationally. Candidates should have an established transferable client following, a recognized market profile, and a proven record of business development and strategic leadership.

Freeths LLP seeks a Planning Solicitor at Senior Associate or Managing Associate level to support its growing national Planning and Environment Group. The role involves advising on Section 106, highways and statutory agreements, planning and associated law, property and corporate transaction due diligence, and contentious planning matters including inquiries, hearings, court challenges and judicial reviews. Experience with Development Consent Orders and major regeneration schemes is desirable.

Lead and grow an immigration legal practice within Freeths’ national platform. The role requires an established, transferable client following, strong market profile, and a proven ability to develop client and referrer relationships, win work, and contribute to business development, thought leadership, strategic direction, and team development.

Planning Solicitor supporting a national planning and environment team. Advises on Section 106, highways and other statutory agreements, planning and highways law, property and corporate transaction due diligence, and contentious planning matters including inquiries, hearings, court challenges and judicial reviews. The role supports growth across multiple development sectors and is available from offices in Leeds, Sheffield, Nottingham, Birmingham, Leicester, London or Bristol.