Senior Employment Counsel
Trustly
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Provide expert legal advice and guidance on employment laws and regulations
- Support on day to day HR queries; this role will be the go to person for legal support on HR matters in the relevant markets
- Advise the business on restructuring and redundancy proposals
- Assisting with global diversity, equity and inclusion matters
- Monitor, assess, and interpret legal and regulatory developments affecting the business, including horizon scanning for future changes and developing strategy to mitigate legal risks
- Work alongside the HR team to design and implement compliant and business-aligned policies, practices and handbooks
- Assist with immigration queries to support HR management of business visas and travel
- Advise on the design and implementation of incentives and compensation matters
- Support the business with new location launches and exits where relevant
- Advise on employment matters for M+A activity including post acquisition integration
- Advise on employee relations issues, including performance management, investigations, discipline, and terminations
- Where applicable, lead of workplace investigations
- Manage employment-related claims, litigation including working with external counsel as necessary
- Develop and deliver training for HR, managers, and other stakeholders on employment law topics and best practices
- Manage budgets and external legal spend, supporting management in assessing and reducing legal spend where possible
- Use AI tools within legal and support the business use of AI developing appropriate employment legal guardrails
- Assessing risk and escalating relevant issues to more senior members of the legal team
Requirements
- Strong academic background with ability to practice law in the UK
- Significant legal experience, including experience at a law firm; this is a senior role and so appropriate post qualification experience is required and In-house experience would be desirable but is not essential
- Extensive knowledge of international employment law and practices, including experience advising on cross-border employment issues and matters outside of the market of qualification
- Experience advising on immigration and incentive matters is desirable or a willingness to upskill and take responsibility for these areas
- Strong judgment and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance legal risks with business needs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain complex legal issues in simple terms and report issues to multiple different stakeholders
- Proven ability to lead projects, work independently, and collaborate effectively across teams and geographies
- Experience managing outside counsel and legal budgets effectively
Benefits
- 20 to 30 days of holiday to support a healthy work-life balance
- Monthly team outing allowance to enjoy social events with your colleagues
- Parental leave top-up additional support for new parents
- On-site perks to make your workday smoother
- Well being support our health allowance covers gym memberships, massages, and much more to help you feel your best
- PLUS additional benefits designed to enhance your work-life experience!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
employment lawinternational employment lawimmigration lawlegal compliancelitigation managementemployment-related claimsperformance managementcross-border employment issueslegal risk assessmentemployment policies
Soft Skills
judgmentproblem-solvingwritten communicationverbal communicationproject leadershipcollaborationstakeholder managementtraining deliveryindependent workteamwork
Certifications
law degreequalified solicitor in the UKpost qualification experiencein-house legal experience