EMEA Employment Lawyer

Job description

About the Company

Leading wealth manager looking to appoint an experienced employment legal counsel to its EMEA Legal & Compliance team in London.

About the Role

In this role you will advise on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment law work in the EMEA region.

Work will include employee relations such as grievances, performance management, disciplinaries, flexible working applications, redundancies, mutual separation agreements, TUPE transfers, Employment Tribunal and Labour Court litigation, and ACAS early conciliation. You will also advise on regulatory projects such as Gender Pay Gap reporting, SMCR and Modern Slavery Act.

Qualifications

You will have trained and qualified at a top City law firm, have a minimum of 3 years' PQE (4-6 PQE preferred) and experience advising Financial Services organisation (buy-side ideally). Some in-house experience is very welcome.

Required Skills

Experienced employment lawyer with a strong background in both contentious and non-contentious (including corporate) employment law.

Preferred Skills

Experience advising Financial Services organisations, particularly in a buy-side context.

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced employment lawyer to join a highly successful wealth manager as part of a collegiate team.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

04-03-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English