Senior Employment Counsel

NBCUniversal; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NBCUniversal is looking for an employment lawyer in London to provide comprehensive legal advice across its global businesses, including the UK, EMEA, and APAC. Candidates should have at least 8 years of experience, showcasing a strong knowledge of UK employment law and the ability to develop effective policies. The role includes advising business leaders, supporting internal investigations, and fostering relationships with HR and Legal teams.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience providing legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
• Thorough knowledge of UK employment laws and experience in EMEA/APAC valued.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on contentious and non-contentious employment law issues.
• Instruct outside counsel for employment-related matters.
• Analyze impacts of legislative changes on operations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Business judgment

Flexibility

Creativity in legal solutions

Knowledge of UK employment laws

Communication skills

Risk management

Education

Minimum 8 years’ experience practising employment law

Job description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

Overview:

Working as part of NBCUniversal’s global employment law group, provide employment law advice across the Group’s Media and DTC businesses in the UK, EMEA and APAC.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice and counsel to HR, managers, business leaders, and other internal lawyers, both within and outside the US, regarding the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law issues in the UK, EMEA and APAC.
• Advise NBCUniversal and, as appropriate, instruct outside counsel with respect to internal investigations, employment litigation and the employment-related aspects of acquisitions and dispositions of businesses.
• Build close relationships with HR and Legal in order to foster a partnering approach.
• Analyze and advise with respect to the impact of legislative changes on our operations.
• Develop and implement policies and forms applicable in the UK, APAC and EMEA.
• Provide employment law training for HR and the businesses.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have: -

• The ability to work well in a fast-paced, high volume, matrixed in-house environment, demonstrating good business judgment, flexibility and self-confidence.
• Demonstrable experience acting as a trusted business partner enabling businesses to measure and manage risk in a changing landscape.
• The ability to be innovative and provide creative solutions to complex legal problems.
• Thorough knowledge of UK employment laws. Knowledge of and experience with employment laws in EMEA/APAC is also highly valued.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Ideally, a minimum of 8 years’ experience practising employment law. Solid training in private practice and broad-based employment law counselling and employment litigation experience.
• Experience in house (either in a permanent role or on a secondment) is beneficial, but not essential, as is media industry experience.

Requirements:

• Willing to travel
• Additional languages would be beneficial though not required

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [e-mail].

About the company

NBCUniversal is primarily involved in the media and entertainment industry.

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