Interim Employment Legal Counsel (EMEA) – Contract
Remote (UK) | Full-Time | 3–6 Month Contract | ASAP Start
We're working with a global technology organisation seeking an experienced Interim Employment Legal Counsel to support its EMEA Employment Legal team on an initial contract basis.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced in-house employment lawyer to advise on a broad range of employment law matters across multiple EMEA jurisdictions, partnering closely with HR and senior business stakeholders in a fast-paced, international environment.
Key Requirements
- Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) or equivalent EMEA qualification.
- Significant in-house employment law experience.
- Strong knowledge of UK employment law with experience advising across EMEA and/or Europe.
- Experience supporting Works Councils, collective consultations, employee representative bodies or trade unions is highly desirable.
- Experience advising on cross-border employment matters within a multinational organisation.
- Commercial, pragmatic approach with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives.
Typical Responsibilities
- Advising HR and senior stakeholders on a broad range of employment law matters across EMEA.
- Supporting employee relations, disciplinary and grievance matters, workplace investigations and employment disputes.
- Advising on restructures, redundancies, reorganisations and other workforce change projects.
- Supporting collective employment matters, including Works Councils and employee representative consultations where applicable.
- Managing employment litigation and coordinating with external counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
- Drafting and reviewing employment policies, contracts and related documentation.
- Monitoring employment law developments across EMEA and providing practical, commercial advice to the business.
- Working collaboratively with HR, Legal and business leaders on strategic employment law projects.
About Elevate
Elevate is a global provider of consulting, technology, and services for law departments and law firms. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our team of 1,600+ legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operates across the United States, Europe, the UK, Asia, Hong Kong, and Australia.
Legal Talent is our flexible resourcing division, redefining careers in the legal industry. We connect exceptional legal professionals with the evolving needs of our customers through a curated, world-class global talent community and advanced, technology-enabled search capabilities. We are proud to have been ranked Band 1 in Chambers’ Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.
Our Vision: A world where legal and business teams achieve extraordinary outcomes together.
At Legal Talent, equity and inclusion are fundamental to our success. As The Law Company, transforming the legal business landscape, we believe a diverse and inclusive culture is essential for attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s top talent. We empower our people to bring their authentic selves to work because diversity of experience and perspective drives innovation and simply makes good business sense.
As strong advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Legal Talent is committed to hiring talented professionals from all backgrounds.
We invite you to join the Legal Talent team and help us reshape the legal industry, making a real impact on the legal universe.