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Interim Employment Lawyer
In-House Employment Counsel – 12-Month FTC – London Office (Attendance: 1-day per week)
About the Role
We are assisting a prominent international business seeking an experienced Employment Counsel for a 12-month fixed-term contract position.
This serves as an outstanding opportunity for a commercially savvy employment lawyer to assume a diverse in-house role, providing advice on a broad spectrum of employment and people-related legal issues within a large, complex, and fast-paced organisation.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will operate as part of a well-established legal team, delivering high-quality, pragmatic, and commercially-aware employment law advice to internal stakeholders across the business. Key duties include, but are not limited to:
- Contractual matters: Employment contracts and broader contractual arrangements
- TUPE compliance
- Restructures, reorganisations, and business change projects
- Employee relations matters, including grievances and disciplinaries
- Disputes: ACAS matters, tribunal claims, and whistleblowing investigations
- Internal HR policies, procedures, and governance frameworks
- Restrictive covenants
- Equality, diversity, and inclusion initiatives
- Compensation and benefits
- Terminations and settlement arrangements
- Employment law support for major internal projects
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The role also necessitates collaboration with key stakeholders, including HR, Risk, Legal, and senior leaders, while proactively identifying, managing, and mitigating employment law risks.
Candidate Requirements
An ideal candidate will be:
- A UK-qualified employment lawyer with extensive post-qualification experience.
- Demonstrates:
- Expertise in both advisory and contentious employment matters
- A track record of tribunal advocacy
- Experience in restructures, business transformation, and people-related projects
- A commercial, pragmatic, and solution-focused mindset
- Strong drafting, written, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage stakeholders effectively, fostering trust swiftly
- Collaboration with a large, matrixed team across all organisational levels
- Proactive, detail-oriented insights, with maturity, discretion, and judgement for handling sensitive issues and confidential matters
- Flexibility and adaptability to excel in a complex environment with minimal induction.
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The Opportunity
This 12-month maternity cover opportunity offers the chance to engage with complex and sensitive employment law matters, support major projects, and collaborate closely with senior stakeholders.
The position is based in London with a hybrid working arrangement, requiring attendance one day per week.
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