Business jobs in United Kingdom

Start Date : March 2026

• Act as a trusted Employment Law adviser to internal stakeholders, including HR, Employee Relations, Mobilisation teams, and senior leadership.
• Lead and support employment litigation and pre-litigation matters, working alongside ER teams and external lawyers.
• Manage and contribute to UK & Ireland employment law projects, including regional elements of global initiatives.
• Provide legal support on complex employment aspects of :
• Outsourcing arrangements , including drafting and negotiating employment-related contractual provisions, managing risk, and advising on employee transitions.
• Mergers, acquisitions, and ventures , with a focus on post-merger integration and, where required, due diligence and deal execution.
• Advise on industrial relations and collective bargaining , including collective consultation obligations in both operational and transactional contexts.
• Develop and maintain internal employment law know-how, including guidelines, toolkits, and practical resources.
• Identify opportunities to improve legal processes and ways of working, escalating key risks and issues where appropriate.
• Stay up to date with employment law developments and ensure advice reflects current legal and business realities.
• Support wider Legal team initiatives and collaborate across functions.

• 6+ years’ PQE in Employment Law.
• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales.
• Strong technical knowledge across UK employment law.
• Experience advising senior stakeholders with confidence and credibility.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and project management skills.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Commercially minded, pragmatic, and solutions-focused.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple matters.
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating within a wider legal team.

• Experience in private practice and / or an in-house employment law role.
• Exposure to cross-border or European employment matters , particularly Ireland.
• Experience working with large, complex organisations.
• Delivery of training or presentations to non-legal stakeholders.

Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.

ElevateFlex, is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world-class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology-enabled search. We were recently proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber’s Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.

Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes, together.

Equitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex’s success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.

As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.