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At BT, our Corporate Functions are the backbone of our strategy and growth. We shape the direction of the business by managing our people, finances, shared services, and infrastructure—while ensuring we meet our legal, regulatory, and compliance obligations. As a Lawyer specialising in Employment, Pensions, and Benefits, you’ll play a vital role in supporting BT’s purpose: using the power of communication to make a better world—for each other, our customers, and our communities. You’ll provide expert legal advice that is clear, practical, and commercially focused. Your work will enable BT to operate effectively, deliver exceptional customer experiences, and manage legal risk, reputation, and brand in line with our strategy and values.
Job Responsibility:
Act as a key point of contact for employment law matters, providing expert legal advice to internal stakeholders
Advise on a wide range of employment and benefits issues, both contentious and non-contentious, including complex employee relations, restructuring, and TUPE
Proactively identify and escalate key employment and industrial relations issues
Manage your own caseload and support senior lawyers with legal research and project work
Monitor and interpret changes in employment law and government policy, supporting stakeholder education across the business
Oversee the quality and cost-effectiveness of work delivered by external legal counsel
Build strong relationships across BT’s Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Compliance and CoSec teams, and develop a professional external network
Promote knowledge sharing and the use of AI to streamline legal processes and develop practical tools, templates, and guidance
Coach and supervise junior team members
Align legal support with BT’s strategic objectives and contribute to the delivery of team goals
Providing legal support on strategic employment and benefits projects as part of cross-functional teams
Acting as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for employment matters in designated business areas
Managing Employment Tribunal cases, including drafting, negotiation, settlement, advocacy, and stakeholder communication
Drafting and advising on Settlement Agreements in collaboration with the People and Culture team
Advising on individual employee issues and supporting TUPE processes, including documentation and stakeholder engagement
Requirements:
PQE qualified with 1-5 yrs commercial experience
Experience of employment law
Ability to communicate with stakeholders up to C-suite level
Comfortable with purely non-contentious work
Team Collaboration
Commercial Awareness
Ownership and Initiative
Excellent drafting skills
Strong oral communication skills
Strong legal research capabilities
Advisory expertise
Commitment to continuous development
Experience working in a legal role focused on employment, pensions, or benefits law within a complex or regulated organisation
Proven ability to manage individual legal matters and support senior lawyers on larger projects
Experience advising on contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including employee relations, restructuring, and TUPE
Demonstrated ability to engage with internal stakeholders and external counsel
Familiarity with legal technology and a willingness to embrace innovation, including AI tools
Experience coaching or supervising junior colleagues
What we offer:
25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
10% on target performance bonus
Life Assurance
Pension scheme if you pay in 5% BT will pay in an additional 10%
Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
BT TV, including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids
50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
World class training and development opportunities
Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community