EMEA Employment Lawyer Director
Provide employment law advice across the EMEA region, handle contentious and non-contentious matters, support HR and business projects, advise on compensation, benefits, contracts, policies, regulatory issues, and transactions, manage legal risk, work with external counsel, and conduct training.
Responsibilities
- Provide contentious and non-contentious employment law coverage across EMEA.
- Advise on grievances, performance management, disciplinaries, flexible working, redundancies, separations, TUPE transfers, tribunal claims, ACAS conciliations, and employee DSARs.
- Support strategic business and regulatory projects.
- Collaborate on firm-wide AI and diversity initiatives.
- Advise on staff transfers, outsourcing, insourcing, office openings, and transactions.
- Advise the Rewards team on compensation, benefits, and remuneration regulations.
- Review employment contracts and restrictive covenants.
- Advise on HR policies and initiatives.
- Support staff-related regulatory matters with Core Compliance.
- Identify and manage employment law risks.
- Liaise with external counsel.
- Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships.
- Conduct legal training and education sessions.
Requirements
- Qualification as a solicitor or lawyer in England and Wales or another relevant jurisdiction.
- Strong academic record.
- Comprehensive employment law experience in private practice or an in-house financial services legal team.
- Employment law knowledge across EMEA jurisdictions.
- Strong attention to legal risk.
- Ability to analyze information and data.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Benefits
- Retirement investment plans
- Education reimbursement
- Healthcare plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- Mental Health Ambassadors
- Flexible Time Off
- Parental leave
- Hybrid work with up to one day per week from home