Job Description

Job Title: Legal Counsel, Employment
Location:
Farnborough, England, United Kingdom
Role Type: Permanent - Full Time
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF18815
Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we're not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Legal Counsel (Employment) at our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.
The Role
As a Legal Counsel specialising in Employment, you will provide legal advice and counsel to the QinetiQ Group, covering all aspects of industrial relations & employment law, related litigation and mediation issues, regulatory compliance and broader legal subjects relating to employment issues.
Day-to-day, you'll report into the Group Head of Employment Law, and collaborate as needed with the People Function, Sector Operations and our legal advisers in the QinetiQ Group in-house Legal & IP Team, and our global network of external legal counsel.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Working on diverse and complex litigation cases at tribunal as well as advising and supporting disciplinaries and grievances
• Applying your UK employment knowledge across multiple jurisdictions working in partnership with international partners
• Actively supporting the mergers, acquisitions and sales departments
• Identifying and supporting development of new policy & process improvements, training needs for the People Function, and advising on new employment related legislation that may affect its business
• Maintaining effective relationships with internal stakeholders and functional colleagues, and promoting the value of the group's Legal, IP and Company Secretarial team

Essential experience of the Legal Counsel:

• A well-developed grounding in all aspects of employment law, with sound legal judgment and understanding of the employment regulatory environment.
• Experience working in a law firm or in-house legal team.

Essential qualifications for the Legal Counsel:

• Qualified employment lawyer with 2-3 year's post-qualification within employment law.

We value difference and we don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
This role is 37 hours per week based at Farnborough. Hybrid working patterns are available.
Farnborough
At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state-of-the-art facility, with high-energy laser technologies, our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity, research and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers, IT & Cyber Specialists, Project Managers, Group Functions Teams and many more to provide future defences in the UK.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there's never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
As a QinetiQ employee, you'll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you'll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:
We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.
Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

Skills Required