Legal Counsel Employment

King; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in the UK seeks a self-motivated Employment Lawyer to join their EMEA Legal team. The role focuses on various employment matters, providing legal advice to HR and business leaders while influencing people-centric decisions. Ideal candidates will have a strong legal background with 2-4 years of experience and a proactive approach to work in a collaborative global environment. This position supports dynamic markets and requires a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of post-qualification experience in a multinational or leading law firm.
• Strong background in employment law and investigations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Deliver pragmatic legal advice on a range of employment matters.
• Provide support for HR teams on compliance and regulatory matters.
• Manage all aspects of employment litigation and investigations.

Skills

Legal expertise

Employment law knowledge

Analytical skills

Interpersonal communication

Legal project management

Education

Honours degree in law

Job description

Your Mission

Were looking for a self-motivated and collaborative employment lawyer to join our EMEA Legal team. This role focuses on employment matters across Activision Blizzard and Kings operations outside of North America supporting a wide range of international legal work.

This is a high-impact role with a diverse and fast-paced workload shaped by the evolving needs of the business and the dynamic markets in which we operate. Youll be a trusted partner to the broader HR team and business leaders playing a key role in enabling thoughtful people-centric decisions.

Your core focus will be delivering pragmatic timely and solution-oriented legal advice across a wide range of employment matters including hiring benefits employment contracts contingent workforce employee relations investigations performance management disciplinary actions and leaves of absence.

Through your advice and guidance youll be expected to demonstrate a strong appreciation for the companys culture and values while recognizing the critical role of employee engagement in driving business success.

This is an excellent opportunity to apply your expertise in a collaborative global environment where your counsel will directly influence how we grow and support our people and business.

Other responsibilities will include working on the following :

• Providing business-oriented and people-focused legal advice and support to our HR Compensation & Benefits Talent Development and Talent Acquisition teams on a wide range of employment compliance and regulatory matters
• Contributing to other initiatives as part of the global Compliance / Ethics team and partnering with other team members on global projects
• Developing improving & implementing policies plans & practices
• Driving & supporting designated projects & workplace initiatives
• Developing & delivering training programs
• Managing all aspects of any employment litigation and advising on employee investigations
• Support for people-focused global initiatives
• Developing action plans to address corporate compliance obligations and partnering with relevant areas of the business to achieve implementation

Knowledge / Experience / Skills / Abilities

• Strong academic record and honours degree (or equivalent) and qualification in law / practicing certificate from any country in the EU
• Youll bring a level of legal expertise typically gained through 2 - 4 years post qualification experience ideally gained within a multinational company or a leading international law -house experience is an advantage.
• Strong background in employment law investigations and employee relations in any EU country
• Experience in advising across jurisdictions
• Experience in legal project management / operations or a lead role in managing multijurisdictional projects is an advantage
• Able to identify and balance legal & business interests effectively

Personal Attributes

• Strong initiative analytical skills and sound legal ethical & business judgment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) in English (additional European language skills are an advantage)
• Able to build relationships and work collaboratively with personnel at all levels of the organization
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously effectively prioritise tasks and thrive under pressure bringing a positive solutions-focused mindset whilst showing a good sense of humour
• An interest in adopting new technologies particularly AI-enabled tools
• Collaborative proactive commercial creative
• Willing to travel abroad

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification when in fact they often do! At Activision Blizzard we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply

Activision is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression national origin protected veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.