Job Description

• Provide comprehensive legal advice and support to Human Resources and business units on all aspects of employment, incentives, and pensions issues, including recruitment processes, policy development, diversity matters, change management programmes, investigations, disputes resolution, compensation structures, benefits administration, and pension schemes.
• Develop and implement robust legal strategies for risk management and compliance that align with organisational objectives while ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations.
• Represent the organisation in legal proceedings related to employment matters such as litigation before Employment Tribunals, arbitration hearings, and regulatory investigations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of legal documents including employee contracts, severance agreements, incentive plans documentation, pension policies, and other employment-related materials.

What do you need to be successful?

• UK qualified solicitor or an equivalent commonwealth jurisdiction with proven experience advising large employer clients on complex employment law matters.
• Demonstrated technical excellence in employment law including substantial experience handling Employment Tribunal litigation cases from inception through resolution.
• Exceptional communication skills enabling you to influence outcomes positively when negotiating or advising diverse stakeholder groups within a large organisation.
• Track record of developing practical solutions for risk management and compliance challenges associated with employment practices across multiple jurisdictions.
• Desirable: Experience working within financial services (either in-house or as external counsel) plus familiarity advising on regulatory issues related to employment; confidence supporting corporate transactional activity involving workforce considerations.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
Company
Established in 1985, the Robert Walters Group is one of the world's leading specialist professional recruitment consultancies with an international network of 44 offices in 21 countries. In the UK we specialise in the placement of permanent, contract and temporary positions across all levels of seniority and recruits across the accounting, finance, banking, IT, HR, legal, sales & marketing, secretarial and support disciplines.
Our specialist legal recruitment division provides a complete, fully integrated service that focuses on the placement of legal professionals into private practice, in-house and the public sector markets. Jobs at all degrees of seniority are covered, from newly-qualified lawyers to partner level, either on a locum, contract or permanent assignment basis.
Our extensive global network of offices allows us to place UK qualified lawyers overseas and internationally qualified lawyers in the UK. As part of the Robert Walters brand, the legal division is recognised worldwide and is associated with great expertise in our field and an unshakeable commitment to providing the best possible service.
For further information about the career prospects we can offer you, please visit our website:
Company info Telephone 020 7379 3333 Location 11 Slingsby Place
St Martins Courtyard
London
WC2E 9AB
United Kingdom
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