Corporate Counsel I

SBS; Courbevoie; Sur place; EUR 42 000 - 54 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SBS en France recherche un Juriste Droit Social Junior pour apporter un soutien opérationnel en droit du travail français, sous la supervision du Global Employment Lawyer.

Vous gérerez des problématiques individuelles et collectives, préparerez analyses et documents, et veillerez au respect des procédures.

À l’échelle internationale, vous contribuerez par des recherches et analyses comparatives, avec maîtrise du français et de l’anglais.

Qualifications

• Master's degree en droit du travail/emploi et/ou avocat inscrit.
• Bonne connaissance du droit du travail en France.
• Expérience en cabinet, service juridique interne ou droit du travail souhaitable.

Responsabilités

• Fournir un premier niveau de conseil en droit du travail en France.
• Préparer des analyses juridiques et documents; veiller au respect des procédures.
• Gérer des problématiques individuelles et collectives; escalader les dossiers sensibles.
• Soutenir le Global Employment Lawyer sur des sujets internationaux via recherches et veille.
• Contribuer à la formation et à la gestion des ressources juridiques internes.

Connaissances

French employment law

English proficiency

Legal research

Drafting skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Formation

Master's degree in Employment/Labour Law

Qualified lawyer

Description du poste

Position Overview

This is more than a job. It's a chance to build, grow, and make a real impact! Join our team as our new Junior Employment Lawyer!

The Junior Employment Lawyer will provide day-to-day employment law support primarily in relation to the French organisation, working under the supervision of the Global Employment Lawyer.

The role will support the management of individual and collective employment law matters in France, including employee relations, employment documentation, disciplinary matters, complex terminations, employee representative matters, collective bargaining and employment litigation.

The Junior Employment Lawyer will progressively develop autonomy in handling routine and lower-risk French employment law matters, while supporting the Global Employment Lawyer on more complex, sensitive and strategic matters.

In addition to this core French remit, the Junior Employment Lawyer will support the Global Employment Lawyer on selected international employment law matters, primarily through legal research, employment law monitoring, comparative analysis and coordination of information.

Responsibilities

French Individual Employment Law

• Provide first-level employment law support on day-to-day individual employment matters in France.
• Advise on contractual changes on employment law contract, mobility, working time, compensation and employee relations matters.
• Support complex disciplinary and performance management procedures.
• Support complex individual termination processes, including dismissals and negotiated exits.
• Prepare legal analyses, documentation and ensure compliance with applicable procedural requirements.
• Identify and elevate complex, sensitive or high-risk matters to the Global Employment Lawyer.

Employee Relations & SBS Local Employee Representatives

• Provide legal support on employee relations matters in France.
• Handle routine questions and alerts raised by SBS local employee representatives (Représentants de Proximité - RP), in coordination with the relevant HR teams.
• Analyse RP questions and prepare legal responses and recommendations.
• Identify and elevate matters presenting significant collective, employee relations, reputational or litigation risk.
• Support the Global Employment Lawyer on sensitive employee representative and trade union matters.

CSE, CSSCT & Collective Employee Relations

• Support projects relating to employee representative elections and social governance.
• Assist the Global Employment Lawyer on strategic or sensitive collective employee relations matters.

Collective Bargaining

• Support the preparation of collective bargaining negotiations.
• Conduct legal research and benchmarking.

French Employment Litigation

• Support the management of French employment litigation and pre-litigation matters.
• Prepare case files and factual chronologies.
• Conduct legal and case-law research.
• Coordinate the collection of documents and information required by external counsel.

French Employment Law Monitoring & Knowledge Management

• Monitor French employment legislation, case law and collective bargaining developments.
• Identify developments potentially impacting the organisation.
• Prepare concise legal updates for the Global Employment Lawyer and French HR teams.
• Maintain employment law templates, guidance, FAQs and internal legal resources.
• Contribute to Employment Law training materials and awareness sessions.

International Employment Law - Support to the Global Employment Lawyer

The Junior Employment Lawyer will support the Global Employment Lawyer on selected international matters without acting as a direct legal adviser to international HR teams. Responsibilities may include:

• Conducting legal research on employment law developments in selected jurisdictions.

• Conducting comparative legal research across jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Employment/Labour Law and/or qualified lawyer, with up to approximately three years of relevant professional experience.

• Strong knowledge of French employment law.

• Previous experience in a law firm, in-house legal department or employment law environment would be an advantage.

• Interest in international and comparative employment law.

• Professional proficiency in French and English.

• Strong legal research, analytical and drafting skills.

• Ability to translate legal requirements into clear and practical advice.

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to manage several matters simultaneously and meet deadlines.

• Sound judgement and ability to identify matters requiring escalation.

• Strong interpersonalcommunication skills & a can-do attitude

• High level of discretion when handling confidential and sensitive matters.

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Présentation du poste

Le Juriste Droit Social Junior apporte un soutien juridique opérationnel au quotidien principalement pour les activités françaises, sous la supervision du Global Employment Lawyer.

Le poste contribue à la gestion des sujets individuels et collectifs de droit du travail en France, notamment les relations sociales, la documentation liée à l'emploi, les procédures disciplinaires, les ruptures complexes des contrats de travail, les relations avec les représentants du personnel, la négociation collective ainsi que les contentieux sociaux.

Le Juriste Droit Social Junior développera progressivement son autonomie dans la gestion des dossiers courants et à faible risque en droit du travail français, tout en accompagnant le Global Employment Lawyer sur les sujets les plus complexes, sensibles et stratégiques.

Au-delà de ce périmètre français, le Juriste Droit Social Junior assistera le Global Employment Lawyer sur certains sujets internationaux de droit du travail, principalement par le biais de recherches juridiques, de veille réglementaire, d'analyses comparatives et de coordination d'informations.

Principales responsabilités

• Fournir un premier niveau de conseil juridique sur les problématiques individuelles de droit du travail en France.
• Conseiller sur les modifications contractuelles, la mobilité, le temps de travail, la rémunération et les questions relatives aux relations de travail.
• Participer à la gestion des procédures disciplinaires complexes et des situations liées à la performance.
• Accompagner les processus de rupture individuelle complexes, y compris les licenciements et les départs négociés.
• Préparer les analyses juridiques et la documentation nécessaire, et veiller au respect des exigences procédurales applicables.
• Identifier et escalader vers le Global Employment Lawyer les dossiers complexes, sensibles ou à risque élevé.

Relations sociales et Représentants de Proximité (RP) SBS

• Apporter un soutien juridique sur les questions de relations sociales en France.
• Traiter les questions courantes et les alertes remontées par les Représ