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Employment Lawyer

United Kingdom, London · Job Posted April 12, 2026
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A long-standing client, a leading global consultancy, is looking to engage two senior Employment Lawyers on a contract of 6 months in duration. The contracts are to start ASAP and will require 2-3 days per week in their London offices. Matters will likely involve long term, complex and global projects involving collective consultations, changes in conditions, TUPE and redundancy.

Job Responsibility

  • Work closely with a wide range of external clients, many of whom are multi-national household names, in advising on a variety of large scale workforce transformations and post-deal workforce integration matters
  • Liaise and negotiate with social partners, trade unions and employee representative bodies
  • Work alongside non-legal colleagues across tax, pensions and performance improvement
  • Notable autonomy and client facing work from day one

Requirements

  • Qualification as a Solicitor in England & Wales, ideally, although those qualified within other commonwealth jurisdictions will be considered
  • Upwards of 8 years’ PQE in advising on a range of Employment law matters, but particularly workforce transformations and workforce integrations
  • Training or some experience gained within a notable law firm setting, before moving In House
  • Experience gained within professional services or a business consulting settings would be ideal
  • The ability to build strong relationships with clients
  • Sharp attention to detail
  • Capacity to start a new role immediately or at short notice

Nice to have

Exposure to employee relations work would be beneficial, but is not a prerequisite

What we offer

A competitive daily rate (inside IR35) is on offer

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