Employment Consultant

Heriot Brown In-House Legal Recruitment; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 85 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Global Financial Services Organisation in London is seeking an Employment Counsel to join itsLondon legal team on a permanent basis. The role offers broad responsibility, autonomy and significant international exposure, acting as the UK employment contact for around 900–950 employees and collaborating with HR and senior stakeholders.

The successful candidate will advise on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including performance, disciplinary, and organisational changes, as

Qualifications

• UK-qualified employment lawyer with 5–7+ years PQE
• Experience advising across a broad range of employment matters
• Ability to work with HR and senior stakeholders

Responsabilités

• Day-to-day UK employment law advice to HR
• Employee relations issues incl. performance, disciplinary, grievance, termination
• Organisational change and restructuring matters
• Drafting and reviewing employment documentation, policies and agreements
• Compensation, benefits and incentive arrangements
• Employment aspects of acquisitions and corporate projects
• Regulatory and reporting requirements in employment matters
• Global employment projects including pay transparency
• Support across Ireland and potentially other jurisdictions

Connaissances

UK employment law

Employee relations

Drafting docs

Stakeholder management

Description du poste

Global Financial Services Business | London | Permanent

Location: London

Working pattern: Hybrid

Role: Permanent

We are working exclusively with a leading global financial services organisation to appoint an Employment Counsel into its London legal team.

This is a broad employment role offering significant autonomy, visibility and international exposure. You will act as the principal legal contact for UK employment matters, supporting a UK employee population of approximately 900–950, while also gaining exposure to employment issues across a number of other jurisdictions.

The role sits within a well-established global employment legal team and will work closely with HR and senior stakeholders across the business.

The role

You will advise across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including:

• Day-to-day UK employment law advice and support to HR
• Employee relations matters, including performance, disciplinary, grievance and termination issues
• Organisational change and restructuring
• Drafting and reviewing employment documentation, policies and agreements
• Compensation, benefits and incentive arrangements
• Employment aspects of acquisitions and wider corporate projects
• Regulatory and employment-related reporting requirements
• Global employment projects, including areas such as pay transparency
• Supporting employment matters across Ireland and potentially a number of other international jurisdictions

Alongside the UK remit, you will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across the wider international business and contribute to global employment initiatives.

About you

We are looking for a UK-qualified employment lawyer, ideally around 5–7+ years’ PQE, although there is flexibility for the right person.

You are likely to have:

• Strong UK employment law experience gained within private practice, in-house or a combination of both
• Experience advising independently across a broad range of employment matters
• Confidence working closely with HR and senior business stakeholders
• The ability to take ownership of matters while operating as part of a wider international legal team
• An interest in gaining broader cross-border and global employment exposure

This is an excellent opportunity for an employment lawyer looking to take real ownership of a UK remit within a sophisticated global financial services business, while still benefiting from the support and exposure of an international legal function.