Employment Lawyer

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Employment Lawyer to join the in-house legal team of a global technology company on a four-month assignment. You'll play a key role in supporting employment law matters across EMEA, while also advising on cross-border issues in AMER and APAC when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise HR and legal stakeholders on a broad range of day-to-day employment law matters.
• Support employee relations issues, workplace investigations, disciplinary and performance matters, grievances, and employment disputes.
• Provide guidance on recruitment, onboarding, employment contracts, leave and accommodation matters, restructures, redundancies, and employee exits.
• Assist with collective consultation processes and engagement with works councils and employee representatives.
• Review and update employment policies, templates, and internal guidance.
• Work with external counsel on jurisdiction-specific employment law issues where required.
• Monitor legal developments and contribute to wider employment law projects.

About You

• Qualified lawyer with 3+ years' employment law experience.
• Strong knowledge of EMEA employment law, ideally gained in-house or supporting multinational organisations.
• Experience handling employee relations, investigations, restructures, redundancies, and other business-as-usual employment matters.
• Comfortable working independently while partnering closely with legal and HR teams.
• Commercial, pragmatic, and confident managing sensitive matters in a fast-paced environment.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

20-08-2026

Profession type

ICT

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