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Legal Counsel (Employment) - FTC (Maternity Cover)
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Oliver James
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Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with up to c.5 years' post-qualification experience (PQE) in employment law.
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Title: Legal Counsel (Employment) - FTC (Maternity Cover)
Category: Jobs
Organiser: Oliver James
Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Eligibility: Qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with up to c.5 years' post-qualification experience (PQE) in employment law.
Deadline: Not specified
Fees: None
Description: Oliver James is seeking a confident, ambitious, and solutions-driven Employment Lawyer to join their centralised Group Legal Team in Manchester as Legal Counsel (Employment) on a Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover) for up to 12 months. Reporting directly to the Head of Employment Law and Employee Relations, the successful candidate will provide commercial, value-driven employment law advice for both internal employees and global recruitment activities across 12 countries.
Key Responsibilities:
Category: Jobs
Organiser: Oliver James
Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Eligibility: Qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with up to c.5 years' post-qualification experience (PQE) in employment law.
Deadline: Not specified
Fees: None
Description: Oliver James is seeking a confident, ambitious, and solutions-driven Employment Lawyer to join their centralised Group Legal Team in Manchester as Legal Counsel (Employment) on a Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover) for up to 12 months. Reporting directly to the Head of Employment Law and Employee Relations, the successful candidate will provide commercial, value-driven employment law advice for both internal employees and global recruitment activities across 12 countries.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Employment Law Service on matters relevant to internal workforce and recruitment activities.
- Advise senior Group stakeholders (Executive and Directors) and act as a trusted advisor to the People Team.
- Support the development and refinement of templates, policies, contractual documents, and guidance materials.
- Identify and escalate legal risks in line with Group frameworks.
- Proactively scan for employment law updates and guide the business in response to regulatory and legislative changes.
- Qualified solicitor (or equivalent) with up to approximately 5 years' PQE in employment law.
- Strong grounding in advising on contentious and non-contentious employment law.
- Commercially aware with good judgment and a practical approach to risk.
- Excellent communication skills to engage effectively with non-legal stakeholders.