Employee Relations (In House) Lawyer

Linklaters; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm in London is seeking an experienced Employment Lawyer to support complex international restructuring and outsourcing projects. This permanent role requires a solid legal background with at least 6+ PQE and the ability to manage various employment law matters. Ideal candidates will thrive in a collaborative environment and demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills. This role offers an engaging and supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Agile working solutions

Comprehensive training and mentorship

Positive and supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Ability to handle employment law cases including disciplinary, grievance, and investigations.
• Experience managing external counsel and dealing with employment litigation.
• Competence in reviewing employment policies and contractual T&C's.

Responsibilities

• Support complex international restructuring and outsourcing projects.
• Handle ER cases and manage employment law updates for the HR team.
• Be a key contact point for stakeholders in the business.

Skills

Solid experience working as an employment lawyer

Ability to steer senior stakeholders through complex situations

Experience in a regulated partnership environment

Experience with international employment law matters

Education

Qualified with at least 6+ PQE

Job description

Overview

A note to agencies: We are obliged to advise agencies that any introduction originating in a communication directed to a partner or stakeholder outside of the recruitment team and/or in breach of our regulatory requirements (including the requirement to solely introduce candidates exclusively via the portal under an appropriate agency account) is not eligible for a placement fee. Any agency communications are to be directed exclusively to the recruitment team [e-mail]. Please note that we only accept CVs from our preferred suppliers.

About us

Linklaters is a leading international law firm providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices. Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

Linklaters are a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mind-set.

We recognise that one size does not fit all. Our goal is to embed flexibility across our firm by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further. We also recognise that women, especially, may hesitate to apply if they feel they may not meet every requirement listed despite being excited by the role. If this sounds like you, we’d really encourage you to apply.

About you

• The ideal candidate will need solid experience working as an employment lawyer able to advise with authority and steer senior stakeholders adeptly through complex situations, so we would anticipate at least 6+ PQE (including some meaningful prior experience in an in-house role).
• We would also particularly welcome applications from candidates with experience working in a regulated and/or partnership environment, and with demonstrable experience dealing with employment law matters on an international basis.

Your role

Due to an ongoing high level of work and the forthcoming transition of our function to a global Centre of Excellence for ER and in-house employment law, we have an exciting opportunity for a smart, pragmatic and experienced employment lawyer in our team.

This is a permanent role, based in the UK but with a global flavour, and a strong initial focus on supporting with complex international restructuring and outsourcing projects. The individual will also need to be comfortable adeptly handling the usual range of employment law and policy work, including advice and support with:

• ER cases (disciplinary, grievance, performance, capability, investigations etc);
• conduct of claims, settlement and employment litigation (including managing external counsel and experience with disclosure/DSARs etc);
• review and updating of relevant policy framework;
• contractual T&Cs (including standard templates, new joiners, reward policies etc);
• employment support on commercial/corporate transactions (inc. TUPE); and
• employment law updates and training for wider HR team/business.

This role is a key contact point for the wider HR team, colleagues in the Legal & Risk function (with whom we work closely), and wider stakeholders in the business (e.g. relevant project leads), and will be a core addition to our team as we look to drive greater global oversight, consistency and best practice across the business.

We are looking for a pragmatic, versatile and collegiate individual who is able to hit the ground running and quickly establish good working relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders at all levels in the business.

You will need to be able to advise with authority whilst being user-friendly and approachable. The successful candidate will also be organised, able to manage and prioritise a varied workload that can involve tight deadlines, and comfortable handling a range of sometimes challenging matters and stakeholders.

What sets us apart

• We offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business
• We belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment, and governanceresponsibility commitments
• We remain focused on talent and having the best people which will result in a diverse workforce
• Having got the best people, we want them to feel included, valued and respected so they can perform at their best
• We advocate speak-up cultureto empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policyto ensure they are listened to
• We invest in custom-fit career pathsfor our people in line with their talents and aspirations
• We provide agile workingsolutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business
• We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect, and appreciation
• We support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental healthwith access to expert advice as needed
• We invest in developing leaders of the futurewho demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of others.

Our commitment to you/Linklaters

We are a friendly, informal practice and are committed to providing you with the support and training you need to maximise your potential.

We place great value on working as a team in a positive, supportive, fair and open working environment. We respect and value difference and insist on inclusivity, celebrating all aspects of diversity because we want everyone to feel that they belong.

You will be challenged, mentored and supported in the development of your career and given access to professional learning and skills-based programmes aimed at providing you with the tools to meet your career ambitions.

This list of responsibilities and skills is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for the performance of this job, and as such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Technical Skills

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

Application Policy

Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) are only accepted online via the portal.Queries related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team and not the partners, practices or stakeholders ( [e-mail] for legal roles or [e-mail] for business team roles ).