Experienced Employment Law Counsel

Lexoo is one of Europe’s leading legal technology companies. We are revolutionising the legal market by helping enterprise businesses quickly connect with our global network of world-class lawyers through our digital curated marketplace platform.

We are currently looking for an experienced subject-matter expert in Employment law to join our client, a dynamic international media and advertising company, on an interim basis.

Description

• provide support and advise on all non-contentious and contentious employment issues arising across the client’s EMEA offices (recruitment, probations, terminations, employment contracts, consultation and disciplinary processes, performance management, collective agreements, redundancies, statutory notice, severance, etc.)
• assist the client’s EMEA, APAC and AMER regional teams with privacy and compliance programmes
• maintain an up-to-date suite of employment related agreements and policies
• assist with corporate restructurings
• liaise with internal stakeholders
• engage, liaise with, and supervise, external counsel

Particulars

• start: ASAP
• duration: up to 6 months with a possibility to extend
• location: mix of remote and on-site
• schedule: 3-4 days a week
• compensation: competitive

Requirements and qualifications

• excellent academic credentials
• a minimum of four years' post-qualification experience acquired at a top-tier law firm and in-house, ideally in a European or global role
• qualified in England & Wales (or in an overseas jurisdiction having worked in the UK for at least 2 years)
• current practising certificate (or equivalent) allowing to practise as a lawyer in England & Wales
• right to work and reside in the UK
• ability to work independently with little supervision
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• strong commercial acumen