Legal Counsel, Employment | S | LegalCountry : United Kingdom

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We have an exciting opportunity for an Employment Legal Counsel ( year fixed term role) perfect for someone who is a self-starter, confident in dealing with senior management and working in governance.

As one of our Employment Legal Counsels you’ll report to Managing Legal Counsel, Employment and be responsible for assisting with the mitigation of strategic employment law risks within Santander UK. You’ll deliver technically sound, business focused and concise employment legal advice that is readily understandable to non-lawyers operating in the Bank.

The difference you’ll make :

Managing the employment litigation and pre-action matters sharing relevant best practices with HR and helping embed lessons learned

Providing business focused employment law advice on complex / regulatory breach related internal investigations, regulatory or criminal investigations, whistleblowing, accountability reviews, complex grievances and disciplinary proceedings

Advising on the employment aspects of material outsourcings, acquisitions, disposals, mergers and other corporate transactions including TUPE issues

Providing employment law advice to drive continuous improvement of HR policies

Providing practical, pragmatic and strategic advice in relation to HR Reward matters as well as HR DSARs and employee-related data privacy issues

What you’ll bring :

Either a current Solicitor Practising Certificate for England and Wales or you will be fully admitted to the English Bar

Excellent knowledge of employment law (with practical experience on advising on TUPE, complex employee relations issues and employment litigation)

It would also be nice for you to have :

Excellent knowledge and understanding of regulatory framework of UK financial services including practical experience of advising on the application of SMCR (including SYSC ), Remuneration Codes (SYSC ) and whistleblowing (SYSC )

Good understanding of the financial services industry, the political and economic environment in general and Santander strategy and initiatives

Significant experience of building relationships with and influencing internal stakeholders;

Experience of managing external counsel and ensuring cost control.

What else you need to know :

This is a fixed term ( year) position working between our London offices and home.

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements.

To enable us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop we understand the importance of having the right balance of spending time together in an office while maintaining flexibility.

By working this way, we can continue to create moments that matter for everyone.

This role is based in London Triton Square, and our current expectation is at least days in an office every week.

Inclusion :

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you :

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs. For part-time roles, your salary, bonus (where eligible) and certain benefits will be prorated to reflect your working hours / contract duration.

We put % of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to .% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.

days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to days after yrs service

car allowance per year

Company funded individual private medical insurance for you.

Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments.

Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.

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