Employment Counsel
6 days ago
About the Role
You will advise and support HR and RELX businesses in the UK and EMEA on the full range of labour and employment law matters that affect large, multi-national employers. You will work with and across RELX businesses to help them fulfil strategies and achieve business goals.
Responsibilities
- Providing legal advice and service by combining employment law expertise with business acumen.
- Offering general employment law advice on various topics including HR policies, disciplinary processes, and restructurings. Advising on data subject access requests, employment litigation, contingent labour, and executive recruitment/terminations.
- Advising on internal investigations involving employment-related issues.
- Conducting training on employment law issues for HR and management.
- Supervising outside counsel and drafting legal documents such as employment contracts, settlement agreements, RCAs, and HR policies.
- Supporting HR and Associate General Counsel – Employment on key changes in employment law.
- Providing advice and support on internal sensitive HR/legal related projects for the UK and EMEA.
Requirements
- Possess 7-8 years of experience (PQE) as a UK employment lawyer within a law firm or as in-house counsel.
- Be knowledgeable about EMEA employment-related legal systems and legislation.
- Possess working knowledge of privacy law, mergers and acquisitions and experience with employee benefits and compensation programs.
- Have excellent oral and written communication skills, including document drafting abilities.
- Have the ability to promote a compliance-based business culture.
- Demonstrate keen attention to detail and the ability to exercise good judgment.
- Be capable of managing complex, ambiguous situations and conflicts independently or as part of a team.
- Possess exceptional organisational, project management, and stakeholder management skills.
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working for you
We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer
- Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
- Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
- Wellbeing programs
- Life assurance
- Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
- Save As You Earn share option scheme
- Travel Season ticket loan
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Optional Dental Insurance
- Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
- RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
- Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
- Access to extensive learning and development resources
- Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work
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