Senior Legal Counsel - Employment
Senior Legal Counsel - Employment
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Job Description
We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Senior Legal Counsel (Employment) to join our Legal & Governance team. This role is pivotal in providing toptier employment law advice to our organisation both in the UK and internationally. If you are proactive and a strategic thinker with a strong background in employment law we would love to hear from you.
What youll be doing:
- Providing employment legal advice to all business divisions to further strategic and commercial objectives
- Advising HR teams and business managers on daytoday employment matters such as policies and procedures
- Advising on contentious employment legal matters
- Overseeing TUPE processes including outsourcing insourcing and business acquisitions
- Supporting corporate transactions and due diligence processes
- Delivering training and guidance to HR on managing complex legal matters
- Advising on contractual employment issues
Qualifications :
Who were looking for:
- 2.1 or above degree from a recognised UK university or equivalent qualification
- Qualified solicitor in England and Wales or another jurisdiction
- Experience working inhouse financial services is desirable
- Detailed knowledge of statutory regulatory and common employment law
- Awareness of legislative changes and best practices in financial services
- Competence in using IT systems such as Microsoft Word
- Approximately 5 years postqualification experience
- Strong problemsolving skills and ability to work under pressure
Whatever your role we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:
- The opportunity to participate in our annual performance related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
- Generous pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
- At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays 26 days after 2 years service. Theres also the option to buy and sell holiday
- Competitive family leave
- Participate in our electric car scheme which offers employees the option to hire a brandnew electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
- There are the many discounts we offer both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
- In 2023 some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart
Additional Information :
At L&G we believe its possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.
If you join us youll be part of a welcoming inclusive culture with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.
We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including parttime termtime and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand we accommodate requests when we can.
It doesnt matter if you dont meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths potential and connection to our purpose.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
