Employment Lawyer, In-House

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Employment Lawyer to join the legal team of a leading international financial services business. This is a truly exciting role where you will be working on cutting edge, high profile employment matters within a dynamic business.

Working closely with HR and senior stakeholders across the organisation, you will advise on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment matters across multiple jurisdictions. This is a varied hands on role offering exposure to strategic business initiatives, employee relations issues and regulatory considerations within a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.

Key responsibilities include:

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• Advising on employment contracts, policies and procedures across the group.
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• Supporting employee transfers arising from corporate transactions and organisational change projects.
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• Providing guidance on post-termination restrictions and employee mobility matters.
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• Advising on disciplinary, grievance, whistleblowing, discrimination and unfair dismissal issues.
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• Managing external counsel and coordinating employment law advice across different jurisdictions.
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• Supporting remuneration and incentive arrangements alongside HR and Reward teams.
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• Assisting with internal investigations involving misconduct and whistleblowing allegations.
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• Partnering with business leaders and key stakeholders to provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice.
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Applicants should be qualified solicitors with at least 6 years’ PQE and strong employment law experience, gained either in-house or in a leading law firm. Some exposure to the financial services sector will benefit your application. You will possess excellent communication skills, strong commercial awareness and the ability to manage a varied workload while building effective relationships across the business.

This role offers high-quality work, international exposure and the opportunity to become a trusted adviser within a growing and dynamic organisation.