Inhouse Employment Lawyer (UK)

Azeus Systems Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm located in London is looking for an Inhouse Employment Lawyer to provide legal counsel on employment and HR matters across multiple regions. You will advise on compliance, draft and review contracts, and support HR teams. The ideal candidate is a qualified lawyer with at least 5 years of experience in similar roles. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail are essential. This role involves collaborative work with stakeholders in different time zones.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years relevant experience gained at leading law firms and/or in-house.
• Experience in Europe employment and HR laws and practices is preferred.
• Proven experience working within geographically dispersed HR teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, commercial and risk-appropriate legal advice to HR teams.
• Draft and review a wide range of employment-related documents.
• Advise on pertinent regulations and emerging employment law trends.

Skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical capabilities

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

About the job Inhouse Employment Lawyer (UK)

What you\'ll do

Provides general legal counsel on employment and benefits related matters in various regions including but not limited to EMEA, UK, North America, Asia, Australia and Latam, as well as providing specific advice on contentious and non-contentious HR related queries and actions. Reviews employment, consultancy, contractors and other related contracts and documents. Individuals in this position typically have a minimum of five years of experience post qualification.

The Employment and HR Lawyer will report to the Vice President and will advise stakeholders across the business on a wide range of employment and labour legal matters.

The successful candidate will provide legal advice on all aspects across Azeus employment and labour legal needs.

The individual will draw on their extensive legal experience to support the company in its approach to handling complex employment/labour legal matters, litigation, and to mitigate risk.

The day-to-day

• The primary responsibility of this role is to provide high quality, commercial and risk-appropriate legal advice and support to HR teams in the Group. This lawyer will have day to day interaction with the HR teams in different jurisdictions.
• Provide legal support covering all areas of employment/labour law, as well as sales commission structures and agreements. Regions covered include but not limited to EMEA, UK, North America, Asia, Australia and Latam. Experience in Europe is most preferred.
• Provide advice and strategy recommendations on a wide range of employment topics including but not limited to hiring, appointment of consultants, promotions, statutory benefits, sales commission structure and payment, performance management, disciplinary matters, grievances, terminations, reorganizations, contingent worker management, sick leave, working time regulations, overtime payments, and other areas relating to employment law.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on relevant collective bargaining agreements and related matters.
• Draft and review of a wide range of employment related documents (employment contracts, agreements, consultancy / independent contractor / contingent worker agreements, termination notices, compensation letters, sales commission structures and agreements, etc.).
• Design relevant policies and manage the implementation.
• Advise on pertinent regulations and emerging employment law trends, including in the areas of employment and labour compliance and related regulations.
• Providing regular training to HR on employment law matters, frequently asked questions and HR legal documents.
• Manager / oversee complex grievances, disciplinaries, and workplace disputes, ensuring fair and legally compliant outcomes.
• Conduct internal audit on HR and employment compliance including but not limited to existence of complete and up-to-date employment records and fulfilment of employer obligations.
• Support Azeus data protection team as needed regarding compliance with data protection laws in relation to employee, consultants and contractor data under applicable laws across the region.
• Advise and support on corporate transactions involving employee matters and applicable regulations including TUPE and analogous laws.
• Provide advice and oversee as appropriate employment termination, employment litigation and related disputes.
• Prepare knowledge database on the statutory requirements, best practices, and SOPs on the steps and processes in executing HR duties such as handling probation confirmation and termination.
• Engaging and managing outside counsel in a cost-efficient manner. Liaise with external legal advisors where necessary, preparing instructions and managing external legal support.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the company, which may include, but are not limited to, reviewing commercial and supplier contracts, trademark registrations, corporate matters, etc.

What you\'ll need

• Be a qualified lawyer, with minimum 5 years relevant experience gained at leading law firms and/or in-house.
• Proven experience working in similar roles for different jurisdictions, such as EMEA, UK, North America, Asia, Australia and Latam.
• Experience in Europe employment and HR laws and practices is most preferred.
• Proven experience working within geographically dispersed HR teams and business units.
• Significant experienced in employment/labour work.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Collaborative team player with flexibility to align with colleagues in different time zones.
• Highly responsive to internal clients and business stakeholders
• Impeccable attention to detail and strong written work product.
• Pragmatic, commercial approach to advising internal clients.
• Ability to work proactively, independently, and reliably in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Ability to think practically when considering risks and be solution-oriented with advice.
• Willingness to handle matters outside primary area of expertise.
• Strong analytical capabilities and judgment.