Summary: The role is for an experienced employment lawyer to join an in-house employment law team at a leading international professional services firm, covering a maternity leave for a fixed term of 12 months. The position requires a minimum of 7 years post-qualification experience (PQE) and involves handling a variety of contentious, advisory, and transactional employment law matters. The team operates on a hybrid basis, requiring in-office attendance at least once a week. The ideal candidate should have substantial in-house experience with large organizations and be comfortable managing multiple responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide support on contentious, advisory, and transactional employment law matters.
- Interface with senior stakeholders effectively.
- Handle multiple matters concurrently.
- Assume significant levels of responsibility within the team.
Key Skills:
- At least 7 years PQE in employment law.
- Wide-ranging employment law experience, including recent ET experience.
- Experience working in-house with large, complex organizations.
- Self-starter with strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Legal
We are working with a leading international professional services firm on a requirement for an experienced employment lawyer to join its in-house employment law team. The position is a maternity cover position, and will be for a fixed term of 12 months. The ideal start date is end of August/early September. You will be a key member of an experienced team, providing support on a range of contentious, advisory and transactional employment law matters. The team works on a hybrid basis with its lawyers coming into the office (in central London) for a minimum of 1 day per week. The ideal candidate will be at least 7 PQE, with wide-ranging employment law experience (which includes recent ET experience), at least some of which has been gained in-house with large, complex organisations. You will be a self-starter, adept at interfacing with senior stakeholders, and comfortable handling multiple matters concurrently and assuming significant levels of responsibility.