Employment Counsel (12 month FTC)

Your Mission 

We are looking for an experienced Employment Counsel for a oneyear maternity contract. The successful candidate will provide expert legal guidance on a wide range of employment law matters. This role involves advising on daytoday workplace issues employee relations and compliance with employment legislation. The successful candidate will also offer strategic legal advice to business leaders on evolving employment trends legal risks and workforce management initiatives. This is a key advisory position requiring a strong understanding of labour laws and the ability to support business objectives through practical solutionsfocused counsel.  

*Please note this is a 12 month FTC*

In this role you will: 

• Lead on daytoday employment law matters providing timely and pragmatic legal advice on issues such as dismissals grievances workplace investigations recruitment performance management and other employee lifecycle matters. 

• Manage employment disputes including handling prelitigation strategy negotiating and advising on settlement agreements and overseeing the defence of claims including employment tribunal proceedings where applicable. 

• Draft and review employmentrelated documentation such as employment and consultancy agreements HR policies internal procedures and training materials ensuring they are legally sound and aligned with business needs. 

• Advise on employment aspects of strategic business decisions including employee transfers (TUPE) outsourcing arrangements restructuring and headcount reductions working closely with HR and business leadership. 

• Deliver training and legal updates to the People Team and wider business on employment law developments policy changes and best practices to enhance legal awareness and compliance. 

• Manage external counsel relationships efficiently ensuring advice is tailored costeffective and aligned with internal expectations and budgets. 

• Take a proactive role in process improvement helping to identify and implement initiatives that enhance legal risk mitigation promote compliance and support overall operational efficiency. 

• Provide support on legal matters outside the employment sphere as required by evolving business needs in coordination with the broader legal team. 

Qualifications :

Your Story 

• UKQualified Solicitor with 46 years PQE 

• You will be a qualified solicitor in England & Wales with a solid grounding in UK employment law ideally gained through a combination of private practice and inhouse experience. Your experience should demonstrate your ability to work independently and take ownership of complex legal matters while also collaborating effectively within a team setting. 

• Experience Advising FastPaced HighGrowth Global Businesses 
  You should have experience advising organisations undergoing rapid growth and change where legal advice must be delivered at pace with commercial awareness and sensitivity to evolving business priorities. Familiarity with crossborder employment issues and working within multinational structures will be advantageous. 

• Proven Ability to Engage with Key Stakeholders 
  Demonstrated experience in building trusted relationships with key stakeholders across HR leadership and other business functions. You must be confident in presenting legal advice in a clear concise and businessfriendly manner and comfortable influencing decisionmaking at all levels of the organisation. 

• Ability to Manage a Varied and Dynamic Workload 

• The role demands excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. Youll be expected to balance a broad range of tasksfrom urgent employee relations queries to complex legal reviewswhile maintaining a high standard of work and responsiveness. 

• Adaptability to Support Broader Legal Areas as Needed 
  While the role is focused on employment law flexibility to provide ad hoc support on general commercial or corporate legal matters from time to time is essential. You should be a team player with a cando attitude ready to contribute to the wider goals of the legal function as required. 

• Strong Skills in Drafting Negotiation Legal Analysis and ProblemSolving 
  You must possess excellent legal drafting and negotiation skills with the ability to distil complex legal issues into clear advice. A practical and proactive problemsolver you will help identify risks early recommend solutions and enable the business to move forward with confidence. 

Additional Information :

The Perks 

• Physical and mental health support through our partnership withGymPassgiving free access to over 1500 gyms in the UK 11 therapy meditation sessions digital fitness and nutrition apps 

• CycletoWork Scheme 

• Health and Life Insurance 

• Pension Scheme 

• 25 days of Annual Leave ( Bank Holidays) 

• Office snacks every day 

• Friendly comfortable and informal office environment in Central London 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime