Head of Employment Legal, Financial Services

Taylor Root; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Head of Employment Legal to lead their employment legal functions. The role involves providing expert legal advice on both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters across EMEA, managing a team, and working closely with senior stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of PQE in employment law, with strong problem-solving and collaborative skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years PQE as an employment lawyer, preferably with in-house or law firm experience.
• Experience in contentious and non-contentious employment law matters.
• Collaborative and proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead lawyer providing expert legal advice on employment law matters.
• Manage employment legal functions and improve processes.
• Liaise with external counsel when required.

Skills

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Detail-oriented

Education

10+ PQE in Employment Law

Job description

Head of Employment Legal, Financial Services

Head of Employment Legal, Financial Services

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The Client:

A leading global financial services firm is looking for senior employment lawyer to head up their employment legal functions. As the head of the team, you will have line management responsibility working closely with the senior stakeholder team supporting with the firm's strategy on a cross-border basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be the lead lawyer providing expert legal advice on employment law matters.
• Key focus on non-contentious and contentious employment law related matters across EMEA, including recruitment, performance management, terminations, restrictive covenants, immigration etc
• Supporting with contractual matters
• Work closely with their People Operations teams to develop and improve employment processes and procedures
• Opportunities to serve as a legal advisor on a wide variety of business initiatives and transactions across the region both inside and outside the employment law area, with a strong focus on London/EMEA
• Working in multidisciplinary teams across various departments.
• Managing and liaising with external counsel when required

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate will bea 10+ PQE employment lawyer, preferably with experience in a law firm, or in-house.
• Prior experience advising on non-contentious and contentious matters would be advantageous for the role.
• Financial services experience is not a prerequisite
• Collaborative, proactive, detail-oriented, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment. Strong problem-solving abilities and a collaborative mindset.

*Candidates outside of this PQE range with the prerequisite experience would be considered for this role.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Legal Services, Insurance, and Insurance Agencies and Brokerages

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