Senior Legal Counsel

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Job Overview – Senior Legal Counsel (Employment)

This is a senior in‑house employment law role responsible for delivering strategic, commercial and pragmatic legal advice and support across a large and fast‑moving organisation. This role will partner closely with HR, senior leadership and other legal colleagues to manage legal risk, support business change and help shape legally compliant, people‑focused solutions. We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic “all‑rounder” who is as comfortable running an employment tribunal caseload as reviewing and negotiating a TUPE schedule.

Main Duties

• Advise HR and business leaders on legally complex, sensitive and high‑risk employee relations matters, including disciplinary and grievance issues, discrimination, whistleblowing, restructures, redundancy, TUPE, business change, restrictive covenants, senior exits and settlement agreements, balancing legal risk wi...