Employment Legal Counsel, 2+

Taylor Root; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wealth manager is seeking an experienced employment legal counsel to join their EMEA Legal & Compliance team in London. This role will involve advising on various employment law matters, both contentious and non-contentious, and regulatory projects. Ideal candidates will have trained at a City law firm and possess at least 2 years PQE in a financial services setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' PQE in employment law.
• Experience ideally in-house at a financial services organization.
• Trained at a leading City law firm.

Responsibilities

• Advise on contentious and non-contentious employment law matters.
• Handle employee relations including grievances and disciplinaries.
• Provide guidance on regulatory projects like Gender Pay Gap reporting.

Skills

Contentious employment law

Non-contentious employment law

Employee relations

Regulatory compliance

Education

PQE from a top City law firm

Job description

Our client is a leading wealth manager looking to appoint an experienced employment legal counsel to its EMEA Legal & Compliance team in London.

In this role you will advise on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law work in the EMEA region.

Work will include employee relations such as grievances, performance management, disciplinaries, flexible working applications, redundancies, mutual separation agreements, TUPE transfers, Employment Tribunal and Labour Court litigation, and ACAS early conciliation. You will also advise on regulatory projects such as Gender Pay Gap reporting, SMCR and Modern Slavery Act.

You will have trained and qualified at a top City law firm, have a minimum of 2 years' PQE ideally gained In-House at a leading Financial Services organisation (buy-side ideally).

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced employment lawyer to join a highly successful wealth manager.

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