Employment Lawyer

We are seeking a highly skilled Employment Lawyer to join our In-House legal team. The successful candidate will be a UK Qualified Solicitor with a minimum of three years PQE in employment law. The role will involve providing comprehensive, commercially focused legal advice on a wide range of employment issues, including hiring, terminations, mobility, immigration, and disputes, ensuring compliance with employment laws.

1. Advisory Support: Provide commercially focused legal advice on employment issues, ensuring compliance with employment laws.
2. Stakeholder Management: Advise managers, directors, and senior leaders on employment-related processes, providing practical, risk-based solutions.
3. Employment Disputes & Settlement Agreements: Prepare and resolve employee disputes, ensuring outcomes are aligned with the company's best interests and legal requirements.
4. Policy Development & Compliance: Review, update, and draft employment policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with current employment laws and regulations.
5. Global Coordination: Work closely with the People Team on a global level to ensure consistency in policies, procedures, and decision-making.
6. Template Development: Contribute to the development and maintenance of legal resources, including templates for employment contracts and agreements.
7. Legal Research: Conduct thorough research on applicable employment law issues affecting the company, providing clear legal guidance.
8. Risk Mitigation: Identify potential legal risks associated with employment matters, advising on preventive measures to mitigate risks.
9. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with various departments to ensure employment law considerations are integrated into the company's broader operational and business strategies.

1. UK Qualified Solicitor, three years plus PQE in employment law, with experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters.
2. Proven ability to provide commercially focused employment law advice.
3. Strong leadership qualities, with experience in partnering constructively with business leaders.
4. A pragmatic and commercial approach to problem-solving, comfortable taking risk-based decisions.
5. Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organisation, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
6. Solid business acumen and a strong understanding of how legal decisions impact the broader business strategy.

Base salary up to £75,000 per annum plus bonus and benefits package. Hybrid working policy offering a blend of office and remote working.