Senior Associate Employment Law

Job Description & Summary

Our Workforce Employment Law team in Amsterdam is looking for you! If you’re an enthusiastic and ambitious person with a passion for Dutch employment law and people related topics, then keep reading and apply.

What will you be doing?

As a Senior Associate Employment Law, you’ll be part of our energetic team with an ambitious strategy for growth. You’ll work on cases with experienced employment lawyers, people and organisation specialists and PwC experts in other disciplines, in the Netherlands and worldwide.

You and your Dutch and international colleagues will deal with employment law and HR related issues as a team. You’ll attend internal and external meetings and will often be involved from the early stages of projects. The work will be varied and involve advising and implementation. You’ll spend a significant portion of your time on international, multi-competence projects. You’ll also advise on an ad-hoc basis. The work will involve you in acquisitions, carve-outs, reorganisations, restructurings and international assignments.  You’ll advise employers on (collective) dismissal law, terms and conditions of employment, the legislation on works councils, transfers of undertaking, and collective labour agreements. As a Senior Associate Employment Law within our people in deals & transformations team you will also be involved in projects in the field of HR.

Your workplace will be Amsterdam, but you may be asked to work part of a project at the client’s location, often in the Netherlands.

So in short, as a Senior Associate Employment Law you’ll have a varied, wide-ranging position in the field of employment law and HR in the broadest sense, within a renowned international organization. You’ll have a challenging role involving a lot of independence and personal responsibility right from day one. There will be plenty of opportunities for working with experienced (employment) lawyers, HR, deals and transformation experts and colleagues from other disciplines. PwC devotes a great deal of attention to your training and development, supporting your professional and personal growth. You’ll have excellent career opportunities within PwC.

Does this describe you?

• You’ve completed a university-level program in Dutch law at one of the Dutch law faculties.

• Preferably, you have a minimum of 3 to 4 years relevant working experience in the field of employment law and a broad interest in the field of HR.

• You want to develop yourself broadly and enjoy challenging yourself by taking on work that you have never done before. 

• You’re flexible and can quickly switch between different assignments and disciplines.

• You’re a team player, proactive, flexible, energetic, focused on serving clients, outgoing, and have good commercial instincts and a talent for relationship management.

• You have excellent communication skills, including a good command of English.

• You’re capable of developing innovative services and enjoy the challenge of working in an international environment.

• You like working in a team, have good social skills and an open and positive attitude, and you have a good sense of humor.

What are we offering?

We believe in the power of an inclusive culture and we want everyone to feel free to be themselves. We offer access to the PwC global network, where you can exchange knowledge, ideas, and questions with experienced professionals regarding Workforce and also other disciplines. We also offer you:

• various training sessions and courses that contribute to your personal and professional development.

• an appropriate salary and extensive employment conditions, including a “well-being budget”. This is a personal annual budget of EUR 1000 to spend on your health, for example on mindfulness, sport, lifestyle coaching, and wellness.

• a fully equipped, ergonomic home office with a second monitor.

• a monthly Internet allowance.

• an electric lease car/attractive mobility scheme, laptop, and iPhone.

• 30 days’ holiday a year.

• hybrid working at the client, at home, and at the office.

• the opportunity to get involved, during normal working hours, with Corporate Responsibility, various networks, diversity, innovation and/or recruitment.

• enjoyable informal activities.

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