Employment Lawyer

We are actively seeking an Employment Lawyer to support our client, a major e-commerce travel brand in the tech industry, for a 6-month fixed term contract. This near-term position is hybrid (1-2 days per week onsite) out of our client’s office in London (Zone 1).

We are actively seeking an Employment Lawyer with the following credentials:

• 7+ years’ post‑qualification experience (qualified lawyer in UK or other European Jurisdiction), with a focus on global employment law.
• Willingness to work in a hybrid role requiring 1-2 days per week in-office attendance in Central London, Zone 1.
• Experience operating in a complex multinational organization, ideally with a US HQ
• Exceptionally strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, sound judgment, strong interpersonal skills, and a collaborative work ethic.
• Commercially pragmatic and solutions focused with the ability to develop strong working relationships with business stakeholders and colleagues.
• General Works Council knowledge a plus.
• Right to work in the United Kingdom.
• Epiq Counsel partners with industry-leading clients in support of their sophisticated interim talent needs. Must be interested in practising in an alternative, fixed-term legal services model.

Support our client as follows:

• Support on Employee Relations (“ER”) matters in high volume countries (Spain, Switzerland and India).
• UK Employment Rights Act 2025 readiness - partner with UK ER team.
• HR Data Subject Access Request (“DSARs”) (UK and EMEA).
• First point of contact for EMEA related queries from GTA including early careers team (non-competes, contract interpretation, offer withdrawal etc.), HR Operations queries including background screening questions, Compensation and benefits queries (not projects), and Mobility/Immigration queries.
• Employment law support on commercial contracts (misclassification, TUPE etc.).
• Support vendor/e-Talent matters with the procurement team.
• Triage and handle regular UK and International queries (including CZ, Spain, India).
• Support additional ER matters relating to performance/conduct/absence/parental rights/discrimination in EMEA and LATAM as they arise.
• Lead and support the creation of standard templates in keeping with the client's style, approach and risk appetite.
• Use judgment on issue-spotting potential Works Council issues for different international Employee Resource Boards.
• Provide clear, timely advice to business, product and tech teams on commercial, regulatory, consumer protection, marketing, and other relevant legal issues, including managing pre-litigation disputes where needed.

Benefits:

• Compensation commensurate with experience.
• We offer market beating benefits in the alternative legal services space.
• Engagement support and coaching.

About Epiq Counsel

Epiq Counsel is an innovative legal services talent provider that offers meaningful work and flexibility to sophisticated and credentialed lawyers and legal professionals. Our lawyers work on a wide variety of matters for FTSE 100 and 250 clients

Epiq works hard to provide our diverse legal talent with challenging, high‑quality work that does not require sacrificing flexibility or control. Our team takes the time to understand each legal professional’s practice areas, experience, and preferences to ensure alignment with sophisticated interim in‑house opportunities at leading law departments across the globe.

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