Legal Counsel
hace 28 días
London
Job Title: Legal Counsel Job Location: North London - Remote/Hybrid Salary: £47,389 to £56,535 per annum Weekly Working Hours: 37 Contract Type: Permanent About the Role We are working with a large leading University to recruit an experienced Employment Solicitor into a permanent Legal Counsel role. This is an excellent opportunity to join a small, specialist in-house legal team and act as a trusted adviser on a wide range of employment law matters. Working alongside an existing in-house employment lawyer, you will provide legal support across both contentious and non-contentious employment issues, advising stakeholders across a complex, unionised organisation. The role offers a broad and varied workload, genuine autonomy, and the chance to make a real impact within a values-driven environment. Key Responsibilities • Provide pragmatic, solutions-focused legal advice on day-to-day employment law matters, including discrimination, disciplinaries, grievances, performance management, redundancies, reorganisations, employment status, TUPE, trade union matters and Freedom of Speech issues., • Manage Employment Tribunal claims from early conciliation through to final hearing, including drafting pleadings and witness statements and representing the organisation at hearings where appropriate., • Instruct and liaise with external counsel as required and contribute to the effective management of external legal spend., • Draft, review and update employment contracts, policies and procedures, settlement agreements and other employment-related documentation, including employment provisions within wider commercial agreements., • Support negotiations and dispute resolution in contentious matters., • Deliver employment law training to HR / People teams and other stakeholders when required., • Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and external legal advisers., • Communicate legal risks, options and recommendations clearly to colleagues at all levels, providing commercially-aware advice based on risk assessment., • Maintain up-to-date CPD and a current practising certificate. About You Essential: • Qualified Solicitor (or equivalent) with at least 4 years’ post-qualification experience, specialising in employment law., • Strong technical knowledge across all aspects of employment law, with experience advising on both contentious and non-contentious matters., • Experience managing Employment Tribunal claims from early conciliation through to final hearing., • Excellent drafting skills, including tribunal documentation, contracts, policies, settlement agreements and TUPE provisions., • Ability to work independently and collaboratively, manage competing priorities and meet deadlines., • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels., • Commercially aware, pragmatic and solutions-focused, with sound judgement., • Confident in explaining complex legal issues to non-legal audiences. Desirable: • Experience working in a large, complex or unionised organisation., • In-house legal experience, ideally within higher education, the public sector or a regulated environment., • Private practice experience advising public sector, higher education or unionised clients. If this role is of interest and you meet the above criteria, then please apply immediately