Senior Legal Counsel (Employment Law) Jobs

Senior Legal Counsel (Employment Law)

AniCura Group

Location:
Netherlands, Amsterdam

Category:
Legal

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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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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