Head of Employment Legal

Our Client, a global multi-strategy hedge fund, is looking for an ambitious, experienced, employment counsel to take on the mandate of building Employment Legal across the firm's multi-national footprint. Headquartered in London, the firm has offices across EMEA, North America and APAC.

This is a high growth environment that would be an excellent opportunity for a tech-savvy Employment counsel with a strong blend of contentious and non-contentious expertise.

Role:

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• Own global employment mandate and work with CPO, CHRO and General Counsel to build a robust and resilient global employment legal framework
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• Support peer stakeholders to build a best-in-class Employee Relations capability
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• Support the General Counsel and other stakeholders with new market entry and potential M&A activities
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• Be the go-to subject matter expert for strategic employment issues - both contentious and non-contentious
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Requirements:

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• c. 6-15 PQE - strong practice track record in a ranked employment team
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• Good in-house exposure or experience - secondments or permanent roles
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• Strong track record supporting Tier 1 Financial Services and Technology clients
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• Strong understanding of UK and US employment legal regulations - other jurisdictions desirable
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• A proven track record leading contentious employment processes (claimant responses, etc.) - highly desirable
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• A strong interest in implementing legal technology and AI driven solutions
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