Senior Lawyer - Employment (Employment Law)

Location: London Broadcasting House, United Kingdom — hybrid, with a minimum of Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the office and the remaining time from home subject to team needs and work permitting.

Salary: £87,000–£97,000 per year plus £5,441 London Weighting, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

Company

hirify.global Legal provides employment law advice and legal services across the hirify.global and its commercial subsidiaries.

What you will do

• Provide expert, practical and timely advice on complex UK employment law to senior management, HR colleagues and other stakeholders.
• Handle complex workplace investigations, employment disputes, policies and procedures, including grievances, disciplinaries, contractual disputes, ill-health, bullying, harassment, discrimination, equal pay, whistleblowing and TUPE.
• Autonomously manage employment litigation, including Employment Tribunal cases, and advise on contentious employment matters.
• Analyse, synthesise and present complex legal matters, risks and strategic options to senior stakeholders and non-lawyers.
• Collaborate across the hirify.global to develop and implement strategic legal solutions.
• Support, develop and oversee the work of more junior members of the legal team while making calm and consistent judgements under pressure.

Requirements

• UK-qualified lawyer with a current practising certificate, good academics and a strong track record and knowledge of employment law.
• Solicitor specialising in employment law with substantial experience in a leading law firm and/or specialist in-house employment team.
• Experience advising or working autonomously on varied, challenging and high-quality employment legal matters, including handling Employment Tribunal cases from start to finish, advising on TUPE and handling UK contentious employment disputes.
• Track record of providing proactive, expert, timely and authoritative employment law advice to senior leaders and key decision-makers, with the ability to clarify complex issues for non-lawyers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, teamwork and relationship-management skills at all organisational levels.
• Highly organised, able to manage diverse workstreams and documents and apply complex analytical and problem-solving skills under pressure.

Nice to have

• Six years or more of post-qualified experience.
• Experience in public law and judicial review.
• Previous media industry experience.
• Previous in-house experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working, including potential for a four-day week with flexibility on the fifth day subject to Tribunal or key meetings.
• Flexible 35-hour working week.
• 25 days of annual leave with the option to buy five additional days.
• Defined pension scheme and discounted dental, healthcare and gym benefits.
• Career and professional development support.
• Inclusive, values-based working environment focused on respect, diversity and belonging.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted online only; CV applications are not accepted.
• Successful applicants undergo reference and eligibility-to-work checks, plus safeguarding and adverse media or social media checks where applicable.
• Before starting, candidates may need to disclose unspent convictions or police charges.