6 дней назад
Associate General Counsel - Employment
Вакансия из Hirify Global, списка международных tech-компанийДля мэтча и отклика нужен Plus
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TL;DR
Associate General Counsel - Employment (Employment Law): Leading employment and labour law support across the UK and international operations, excluding the U.S., with an accent on workforce transformation, cross-border projects, disputes, investigations, and M&A. Focus on advising senior stakeholders, managing complex employment risks, coordinating external counsel, and building consistent legal practices across jurisdictions.
Location: Birmingham, UK. The role covers UK and international employment matters, except the U.S.
Company
is part of Smiths, a FTSE100 global engineering business operating across 50 countries and delivering technology for mission-critical applications, including security and healthcare.
What you will do
- Lead the Group employment and labour law capability and provide strategic, commercial and practical advice.
- Advise on reorganisations, workforce transformation, consultations, executive employment matters and complex organisational change.
- Oversee or support material employment disputes, litigation, investigations, employee data rights matters and Code of Ethics concerns.
- Lead employment-law workstreams for cross-border projects, acquisitions, disposals, carve-outs and restructurings.
- Develop policies, governance frameworks, training and consistent approaches to employment risk across jurisdictions.
- Manage external counsel strategy, legal budgets, matter allocation, forecasting and cost control.
Requirements
- Qualified English solicitor or barrister, or equivalent, with a law degree and qualification.
- Minimum 6+ years post-qualification experience with expertise in English employment law.
- In-house experience, including employment litigation, within an international business.
- Strong knowledge of contentious and non-contentious UK employment law and significant understanding of international employment law.
- Experience advising senior HR, legal and business stakeholders on cross-border matters, organisational change and multi-jurisdictional projects.
- Experience managing external counsel, legal budgets and competing priorities, with strong communication, judgement and discretion.
Culture & Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements and a supportive work environment.
- Collaborative and inclusive culture that encourages innovation and fresh ideas.
- Opportunities to develop leadership capabilities in a growing global business.
- Commitment to diversity, equality and ethical business practices.
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