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Senior Legal Counsel (Employment Law)

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Netherlands , Amsterdam

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Job Description:

The Senior Legal Counsel (Employment Law) will be responsible for providing legal affairs support across all four Operating Units but with a particular focus on employment law matters. This role sits within the Legal Affairs team in the broader Legal function serving all MVHE Operating Units in a variety of matters and particularly supporting commercial activities across multiple jurisdictions. The postholder will operate autonomously, yet collaboratively, delivering practical legal solutions aligned with business priorities.

Job Responsibility:

  • Provide legal support to MVHE and individual clinics in strategic as well as a wide variety of day-to-day legal matters e.g. commercial contracts, leases, employment, data privacy and disputes
  • Provide M&A acquisition and integration support
  • Manage Company Secretarial matters for MVHE legal entities
  • Organise and conduct training on various legal/compliance/risk topics
  • Represent the Legal Affairs team as subject matter expert in in strategic projects
  • Develop and implement strategies to efficiently manage legal risks
  • Manage use of external counsel to ensure high quality and cost-efficient support
  • Monitor legislative changes and industry trends to ensure internal clients are informed of relevant developments
  • Act as trusted business partner to all Operating Units across all business functions but with particular focus on HR
  • Draft, review and negotiate employment contracts, secondment agreements and termination packages across multiple countries
  • Advise on restructurings, collective consultation processes and employee-relations issues, partnering with HR leads
  • Ensure compliance with local employment law and assist with the roll-out of standardized people-policies
  • Support talent mobility by assisting with immigration and work-permit processes, expat policies and tax-equalization matters
  • Lead employment-law due diligence in acquisitions and divestitures
  • integrate new entities into MVHE’s global HR frameworks
  • Assist the HR team to investigate and resolve workplace investigations
  • Develop and deliver training on key employment-law topics

Requirements:

  • Dutch Law Degree or equivalent, with appropriate legal conversion course where applicable
  • Minimum 8 years PQE with strong focus on employment law
  • Deep knowledge of EU and local labour regulations and collective-bargaining processes
  • Proven track record handling complex restructurings and cross-border mobility
  • Strong drafting, negotiation and stakeholder-management skills
  • Fluency in Dutch and English

Nice to have:

  • Fluency in another European language
  • Experience of working in/advising clients in Europe or on a pan-European basis
What we offer:
  • An industry competitive salary and benefits package
  • A stimulating work environment with good opportunities for personal development
  • Freedom to take responsibility and the opportunity to influence
  • Flexible working hours, hybrid working, international, digital work environment
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • The opportunity to cuddle our beloved 4-legged friends in our offices

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 18, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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