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Senior Legal Counsel
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Senior Legal Counsel
Senior Legal Counsel (Employment)
Our goal is to create better places and support thriving communities.
Job Overview
Location: Hybrid (must be able to travel when required)
This is a senior in-house employment law role, responsible for delivering strategic, commercial, and pragmatic legal advice across a large, fast-moving organisation. You will partner closely with HR, senior leadership, and other legal colleagues to:
- Manage legal risk
- Support business change
- Shape legally compliant, people-focused solutions
We are looking for a talented, versatile "all-rounder"—equally at home managing an employment tribunal caseload as negotiating a TUPE schedule.
Main Duties
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Advise HR and business leaders on legally complex, sensitive, and high-risk employee relations matters, including:
- Disciplinary and grievance issues
- Discrimination cases
- Whistleblowing
- Restructures, redundancies, and TUPE transfers
- Business change initiatives
- Restrictive covenants and senior exits
- Settlement agreements
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Balance legal risk, commercial considerations, and operational needs
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Manage or oversee employment litigation and pre-claim disputes, including:
- Instructing and supervising external counsel
- Reviewing pleadings
- Shaping case strategy
- Supporting witness preparation
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Lead or support major employment law projects, such as:
- Harmonisation exercises
- Policy changes
- Collective consultation
- Reorganisations and acquisitions
- Outsourcing and insourcing activity
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Provide transactional support for TUPE transfers, bids, proposals, and contract negotiations
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Draft, review, and update employment-related documentation, including:
- Contracts and policies
- Templates, guidance notes, and training materials
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Monitor legislative and case law developments, assess business impact, and drive implementation of necessary changes
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Deliver clear, practical training and knowledge-sharing to HR, managers, and stakeholders on compliance best practices
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Contribute to legal risk management and governance reporting, including:
- Identifying trends
- Advising on mitigation strategies
- Presenting insights to senior leadership forums
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Build strong internal relationships to act as a trusted advisor on employment law, impacting both strategic initiatives and day-to-day operations
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Support team development by:
- Mentoring junior colleagues
- Sharing knowledge
- Improving processes, precedents, and ways of working
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What We Are Looking For
Essential
✅ Professional qualification as either:
- A Solicitor
- A Barrister
- A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx)
✅ Proven experience in advising on complex employment law matters (both contentious and non-contentious)
✅ Established track record in managing a litigation caseload
✅ Ability to influence senior stakeholders while delivering commercially focused, pragmatic advice
✅ Exceptional communication skills—clear, concise, and impactful
✅ Self-motivated individual with strong:
- Independent working capabilities
- Multitasking under pressure
- Problem-solving initiative
✅ Excellent presentation skills (both internal and client-facing)
✅ Collaborative mindset, with a commitment to:
- Team development
- Knowledge sharing
- Continuous improvement
Desirable
✧ Experience within an aggressive, fast-paced in-house legal function
✧ }Ability to instruct/manage external legal service providers effectively
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