Employment Lawyer, In-House

Job Description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Employment Lawyer to join the legal team of a leading international financial services business. This is a truly exciting role where you will be working on cutting edge, high profile employment matters within a dynamic business.

Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.

Working closely with HR and senior stakeholders across the organisation, you will advise on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters across multiple jurisdictions. This is a varied hands on role offering exposure to strategic business initiatives, employee relations issues and regulatory considerations within a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.

Key responsibilities include:

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• Advising on employment contracts, policies and procedures across the group.

Supporting employee transfers arising from corporate transactions and organisational change projects.

Providing guidance on post-termination restrictions and employee mobility matters.

Advising on disciplinary, grievance, whistleblowing, discrimination and unfair dismissal issues.

Managing external counsel and coordinating employment law advice across different jurisdictions.

Supporting remuneration and incentive arrangements alongside HR and Reward teams.

Assisting with internal investigations involving misconduct and whistleblowing allegations.

Partnering with business leaders and key stakeholders to provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice.

Applicants should be qualified solicitors with at least 6 years’ PQE and strong employment law experience, gained either in-house or in a leading law firm. Some exposure to the financial services sector will benefit your application. You will possess excellent communication skills, strong commercial awareness and the ability to manage a varied workload while building effective relationships across the business. xwzovoh

This role offers high-quality work, international exposure and the opportunity to become a trusted adviser within a growing and dynamic organisation.