Senior Employment Lawyer

1 week ago


Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom Thales Group Full time
Job Title: Senior Employment Lawyer

The Thales Group is seeking an experienced Senior Employment Lawyer to join its UK Legal function. This hybrid role will be based at a Thales site, with the ability to also work from home. Reporting to the Head of Employment Law, the successful candidate will work closely with HR and the business.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Providing ad hoc advice to HR on employment issues, including grievances, disciplinary processes, redundancies, and senior exits.
  • Tribunal claims: running own cases, leading negotiation strategies for settlement, conducting preliminary hearings.
  • Restructuring, Commercial/Bid support, and M&A: advising on employment law aspects of restructuring projects, TUPE advice, commercial contracts, M&A activity, change programmes.
  • Training: preparing and presenting training materials (presentations, case studies, workshops).
  • Industrial relations: advising on potential disputes and trade union issues.

Requirements:
  • Barrister or Solicitor with 3+ years' PQE in employment law.
  • Ability to advise businesses from a legal and commercial standpoint, offering pragmatic solutions.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, influencing stakeholders at different levels.

About the Role:
This is a fixed-term contract lasting 12 months, with a salary estimated at £70,000 - £90,000 depending on experience and location. The benefits include a performance-related bonus, half-day Fridays, 28 days annual leave, private healthcare, pension scheme, life cover, employee assistance program, and more.

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