Obelisk Support
Employment Lawyer
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About the Role
Our client, a global enterprise technology company operating across the UK, EMEA and beyond, is seeking a UK-based labour and employment lawyer to join on secondment, reporting to two senior in-house employment lawyers. The focus is triaging and handling employee relations matters across a broad set of jurisdictions, alongside broader HR operations support.
Details
- Start Date: 24 August 2026
- Capacity: Full Time
- Duration: 6 months+
- Location: Hybrid (2 - 3 days per week in the London office)
- IR35: Inside IR35
Key Responsibilities
- Triage and handle UK and Czech Republic employee relations inquiries, escalating high-risk, high-visibility senior leader or discrimination matters
- Triage and handle Spain and India employment relations queries
- Support employee relations matters in high-volume countries including Spain, Switzerland, and India
- Support employee relations across EMEA and LATAM on performance, conduct, absence, parental rights, and discrimination
- Act as first point of contact for EMEA-related Global Talent Acquisition questions (Early Careers, non-competes, contract/offer withdrawals)
- Support data privacy and compliance, including HR data subject access requests across the UK and EMEA
- Provide employment law input on commercial contracts, including misclassification and TUPE matters
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Skills & Requirements
- Minimum seven years' global employment law experience
- Deep expertise in UK employment law
- Experience advising on Spain and India employment law preferred
- Additional EMEA knowledge a plus
- General knowledge of works councils, with ability to issue-spot related issues
- Legal AI experience a plus
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