Labor Law & Employment Legal Counsel

Impress; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 75.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading orthodontic health company based in Spain is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to oversee employment matters across Europe, ensuring legal compliance and providing strategic support to HR and leadership. The ideal candidate possesses a Law Degree, over 8 years of experience, and expert knowledge of Spanish labour law, with fluency in both Spanish and English. This role requires managing complex employee relations and delivering expert legal advice across various jurisdictions.

Formación

• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Good working knowledge of labour laws in France, Germany, Italy, and the UK.

Responsabilidades

• Act as the internal go-to labour and employment law expert.
• Manage employment-related disputes and litigations.
• Design and implement pan-European employment policies.

Conocimientos

Expert knowledge of Spanish labour law

Fluent in Spanish

Fluent in English

Cross-border employment project management

Educación

Law Degree

Descripción del empleo

We are Impress. We believe everyone deserves a smile they’ll love.

We are the largest chain of ortho clinics with fully digital processes. We have revolutionized the invisible orthodontic sector with the best team of professionals specialized in making people smile and using the latest technology for the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of all cases.

Our business model, a true combination of medical expertise and digitalization has been recognized in the top fastest-growing Health-Tech companies by Forbes and we are currently listed as a LinkedIn Top 10 start-up!

Born in Barcelona in 2019, in just 6 years, we’ve grown to pioneer leading care, flagship clinics and state-of-the-art tech across 0 countries and more than 120 locations, and we are expanding fast! Our aim is to improve people’s health and quality of life across the globe.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced and proactive

Senior Legal Counsel

with deep expertise in

European labour and employment laws

• Based in our Barcelona Headquarter office, you will be the company's key advisor on employment matters across our European operations, acting as a strategic partner to our HR department and executive leadership.

This role is critical for ensuring legal compliance, mitigating risk, and harmonizing our employment practices across multiple jurisdictions. You will be responsible for providing pragmatic, business-oriented solutions to complex, cross-border legal challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the internal go-to labour and employment law expert, take care of complex and sensitive employee relations issues.
• Take care of the company’s response to labour authority inspections and audits across European jurisdictions, ensuring compliance and managing high-stakes situations effectively.
• Deliver expert legal advice covering the full employee lifecycle across key European markets.
• Manage employment-related disputes and litigations.
• Design, draft, and implement pan-European and country-specific employment policies, contracts, and handbooks that align with legal requirements and internal governance standards.
• Provide legal support for corporate initiatives involving employment matters, such as M&A transactions, restructuring, reorganisations, and workforce integrations.
• Lead interactions with Works Councils, unions, and other employee representative bodies, ensuring legally sound consultation and negotiation processes.
• Track and interpret evolving labour laws and regulatory trends.

Qualifications & Experience

Must-Have Qualifications :

• Law Degree and a license to practice law in at least one major European jurisdiction, preferably.
• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Expert, in-depth knowledge of Spanish labour law is required.
• Good working knowledge of the labour laws in other major European countries (e.g., France, Germany, Italy, UK).
• Full professional fluency in both Spanish and English (written and spoken) is essential.
• Proven experience managing cross-border employment projects.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications :

• Professional fluency in another major European language, such as French or German.