Employment Lawyer

About the Role

Our client, a global enterprise technology company operating across the UK, EMEA and beyond, is seeking a UK-based labour and employment lawyer to join on secondment, reporting to two senior in-house employment lawyers. The focus is triaging and handling employee relations matters across a broad set of jurisdictions, alongside broader HR operations support.

Details

• Start Date: 24 August 2026
• Capacity: Full Time
• Duration: 6 months+
• Location: Hybrid (2 - 3 days per week in the London office)
• IR35: Inside IR35

Key Responsibilities

• Triage and handle UK and Czech Republic employee relations inquiries, escalating high-risk, high-visibility senior leader or discrimination matters
• Triage and handle Spain and India employment relations queries
• Support employee relations matters in high-volume countries including Spain, Switzerland, and India
• Support employee relations across EMEA and LATAM on performance, conduct, absence, parental rights, and discrimination
• Act as first point of contact for EMEA-related Global Talent Acquisition questions (Early Careers, non-competes, contract/offer withdrawals)
• Support data privacy and compliance, including HR data subject access requests across the UK and EMEA
• Provide employment law input on commercial contracts, including misclassification and TUPE matters

Skills & Requirements

• Minimum seven years' global employment law experience
• Deep expertise in UK employment law
• Experience advising on Spain and India employment law preferred
• Additional EMEA knowledge a plus
• General knowledge of works councils, with ability to issue-spot related issues
• Legal AI experience a plus

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