Senior Employment Counsel

About the company

Salary c.£85,000 plus benefits We are exclusively partnering with a large, purpose-led organisations to appoint a commercially minded Senior Employment Counsel. This is a rare stand-alone role where you'll become the trusted employment law adviser to the Executive team while managing legal risk.

Your tasks

The Opportunity Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you'll take ownership of all employment law matters across the UK business, providing pragmatic, commercially focused advice on complex employee relations issues, organisational change, litigation and governance.

This is a highly visible position offering genuine influence at Executive level, with the autonomy to establish best practice, drive legal compliance and develop the organisation's employment law capability.

• Lead the management of Employment Tribunal claims from initial instruction through to hearing or settlement.
• Manage ACAS Early Conciliation, litigation strategy and external legal counsel.
• Advise senior stakeholders on complex employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance,

discrimination, whistleblowing and senior exits.

• Provide strategic employment law support on restructures, redundancies, TUPE transfers and organisational

change programmes.

• Draft and review employment contracts, policies, settlement agreements and other legal documentation.
• Deliver employment law training and guidance to managers and senior leaders.
• Monitor legislative developments and ensure legal compliance across the organisation.

This is an exceptional opportunity to shape an organisation's employment law functionfrom the ground up, working in a genuinely strategic role where your advice will influence business decisions at the highest level.

Requirements

You'll be a UK qualified Solicitor or Barrister with c.6+ years experience specialising in employment law, gained either in-house or within private practice.

You'll also bring

• Extensive Employment Tribunal experience.
• Strong expertise in TUPE, organisational change and complex employee relations
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to influence Executive-level decision making and

drive culture.

• A commercial, pragmatic approach to balancing legal risk with operational priorities.
• The ability to work autonomously while building trusted relationships across the business.
• A passion for community, social purpose and values.

How to apply

If you're looking for a role that combines legal expertise, real autonomy, in a supportive, values driven business, do get in touch

Apply today or contact us for a confidential conversation.

Other

West Midlands | Hybrid (c.1 day in the office pw)

By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.