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Senior Employment Lawyer EMEA

London, London, United KingdomFull-time2026-11-13

Core

Senior employment lawyer providing advisory and operational support for Western Europe and EMEA, managing risk, building legal infrastructure, and advising ER/HRBPs on complex matters.

Role type

Senior IC employment lawyer (EMEA)

Builds

Employment law playbooks, jurisdiction-specific guidance, and legal knowledge bases for the EMEA region

Domain

Employment law, cross-border compliance, workforce strategy

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Employment law expertise (EMEA), works council law knowledge, post-termination restriction law, risk assessment, contract design, external counsel management, training delivery

Preferred skills

Playbook development, governance framework design, collective consultation experience

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Provide employment law advice across EMEA jurisdictions on dismissals, grievances, restructuring, and claims; manage works council obligations and collective bargaining; advise on post-termination restrictions; maintain legal playbooks and knowledge bases; support ER and HRBPs with training and guidance

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC