Employment Lawyer

We are currently seeking an Employment Lawyer to support Axiom clients across a broad range of industries and complex UK, EMEA and international employment law matters. In this role, you will provide practical, commercially focused legal advice on contentious and non-contentious UK employment law, employee relations, workplace investigations, senior exits, settlement agreements, TUPE, redundancy and restructuring matters, while also supporting EMEA and global employment projects in partnership with HR, legal, commercial, procurement and senior business stakeholders across leading global organisations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice and support on UK employment law matters, including employee relations, performance management, disciplinary processes, grievances, senior exits, redundancies, restructurings, settlement agreements and day-to-day HR advisory issues.
• Advise on sensitive and high-profile employment matters, including workplace investigations, whistleblowing complaints, misconduct, discrimination, harassment, bullying, senior employee issues and complex terminations across UK, EMEA and international workforces.
• Support HR, legal and business stakeholders on EMEA and international employment matters, including cross-border workforce issues, employment policies, training initiatives, change management, risk management and employment-related regulatory considerations.
• Draft, review and negotiate employment-related documentation, including employment contracts, retention agreements, transfer arrangements, settlement agreements, senior executive contracts, policy documents and employment contract templates across key jurisdictions.
• Partner with teams on employment-related contractual matters, including personnel-related clauses, health and safety obligations, workforce risk, outsourcing arrangements, TUPE considerations and customer-facing commercial agreements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Qualified lawyer eligible to practise in the UK, or equivalent overseas qualification with strong relevant UK employment law experience.
• Demonstrated experience advising on UK employment law matters, including employee relations, performance management, grievances, disciplinary processes, workplace investigations, terminations, redundancies, restructurings and settlement agreements.
• Experience advising corporations, in-house legal teams, HR teams or senior business stakeholders on complex and sensitive employment issues, either in-house or through a leading law firm.
• Strong exposure to contentious and non-contentious employment matters, EMEA and international employment law, cross-border advisory work, employment policies, workforce risk, TUPE, senior exits, discrimination, harassment and whistleblowing issues.
• Excellent commercial awareness, stakeholder management skills, judgement, attention to detail and the ability to deliver pragmatic, business-focused legal advice in fast-paced, sensitive and international environments.

Compensation, Benefits & Location:

This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiom provides the opportunity to work remotely, onsite or hybrid, depending on client requirements.

Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.

 Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.

 Learn more about working at Axiom.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

We understand that many legal professionals have chosen to adopt the consultancy model, and we are happy to discuss this option with you. We offer both consultants and employees the opportunity to work with our enviable client roster.  Contact us in complete confidence to find out more about opportunities to work with Axiom as an employee or consultant.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at benefits@axiomlaw.com and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line. 

Axiom Global Limited is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 11777468 Registered Office: Challoner House, 3rd Floor, 19-21 Clerkenwell Close, London, UK, EC1R 0AA.

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Employment with Axiom may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work.

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