EMEA Employment Counsel

Taylor Root; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global organisation is seeking an EMEA Employment Counsel fluent in German to join their in-house legal team in London. The role involves providing comprehensive employment support across UK and EMEA, focusing on the German business. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 3 years' PQE in employment law and strong communication skills. Flexible, hybrid working is offered.

Benefits

Flexible working

Collegiate team

Excellent package

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' PQE in employment law across Germany, UK and EMEA.
• Proven experience as an employment lawyer in advisory, corporate support and contentious matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support across the organisation's workforce including contractual agreements and disputes.
• Proactively identify and manage legal risk and liaise with senior stakeholders.

Skills

Fluent in German

Excellent communicator

Proactive

Strong drafting skills

Education

German or UK qualified lawyer

Job description

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About the Company

Global organisation seeking EMEA Employment Counsel, fluent in German, to join in-house legal team in London.

You will be part of a global team responsible for providing wide-ranging employment support across UK and EMEA with a focus on the organisation's German business working with the senior leadership team, HR and the COO and regional leaders. This is a unique opportunity to join a supportive and dynamic team, with an interesting and broad spread of contentious and non-contentious EMEA employment work on offer.

About the Role

Provide legal support across the organisation's large and varied workforce including contractual agreements, TUPE, corporate transactions, restructures, disputes, grievances, disciplinary matters, internal policies and procedures, compensation and benefits, whistleblowing, DEI initiatives, restrictive covenants and terminations. This would include internal investigations and managing external counsel where necessary. In addition to supporting on these areas, the role will be to proactively identify and manage legal risk and to liaise with senior stakeholders.

Required Skills/ Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' PQE in employment law across Germany, UK and EMEA
• German or UK qualified lawyer
• Proven experience as an employment lawyer in advisory, corporate support and contentious matters
• Preferably from a top tier City law firm
• In-house experience is highly desirable
• The ideal candidate will be versatile, efficient, proactive with strong drafting skills, mature, discreet and an excellent communicator with ability to manage and prioritise and adapt to changing circumstances in a fast-paced environment
• Fluent in German and English

Flexible, hybrid working, collegiate team and excellent package on offer.

The role is based in London.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Professional Services and Business Consulting and Services

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