Employment Counsel

LAW Absolute; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global FMCG organisation is seeking a talented Employment Counsel for an 8-month contract in London. The role involves providing strategic legal support on various employment matters, collaborating with HR and stakeholders. Ideal candidates will be UK qualified solicitors with a strong understanding of employment law and at least 4 years of PQE.

Qualifications

• 4+ years PQE in employment law (in-house or private practice).
• Experience advising on TUPE, restructures, and risk management.
• International employment exposure is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on employment law matters in the UK.
• Manage HR legal risks and ensure compliance with legislation.
• Draft and review employment contracts and policies.

Skills

Strong understanding of UK employment law

Excellent communication skills

Stakeholder management skills

Commercially astute

Education

UK qualified solicitor

Job description

A global FMCG organisation is seeking a talented Employment Counsel to support their in-house legal function on an 8-month contract.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and commercially minded employment lawyer to work with a high-performing legal team. You’ll provide strategic and day-to-day legal support on a broad range of employment matters, partnering closely with HR and senior stakeholders across the UK.

Location: London, hybrid working

Start Date: ASAP

The Role

• Provide legal advice on a variety of employment law matters within the UK, including employee relations, disciplinary/grievance issues, investigations, and organisational change.

• Manage HR legal risks and ensure compliance with employment legislation and internal policies.
• Provide legal support in relation to TUPE, restructuring, and workforce transitions.
• Draft, review, and update employment contracts, policies, handbooks, and other documentation.
• Negotiate settlement agreements and manage sensitive exits where appropriate.
• Collaborate with and manage external counsel as required.
• Support training and compliance initiatives across the business.

Ideal candidate

• UK qualified solicitor with 4+ years’ PQE in employment law (in-house or private practice).
• Strong understanding of UK employment law
• Proven experience advising on TUPE, restructures, and risk management.
• Commercially astute with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• International employment exposure is beneficial

To register an interest, please send through your updated CV to [e-mail]

Working through LAW Absolute

As the first recruitment agency to specialise only in placing interim lawyers, LAW Absolute has a long history in supporting lawyers who want to work flexibly and in control of their career.

We are able to offer our contractors a range of challenging opportunities across private practice, corporates, financial services and within the not-for-profit sector. With over 20 years of placing contract lawyers in these markets, we have built excellent networks and many of the lawyers that we work with are contract lawyers that we have successfully placed on multiple assignments, allowing them to work with autonomy and build their career in the way they choose to. For our clients, we have worked closely with legal teams to help them plan and manage delivery of their services in a more efficient way in terms of resources, costs and timescales.

To find out more about how LAW Absolute can assist you, or your team, through flexible working, please contact us or visit www.lawabsolute.com

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.

If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.