Senior Legal Counsel, Commercial Litigation and/or Regulatory in London

Short DescriptionFunction: General CounselReports to: Employment Law LeadSet up: HybridWhy we need this roleWe have a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious and talented employment lawyer to join our corporate law team, reporting to the Employment Law Lead who has responsibility for employment law globally. This role is a key contact point for the wider global HR function and will support the business on a range of employment law matters, including providing advice on complex, cross-functional, and multi-jurisdictional transformation projects supporting Colt's business and HR priorities; managing legal and employee relations risk for the business; We are interested in candidates who are available on a full-time basis. Ideally you will have in-house as well as private practice experience. What you will doEngage with senior stakeholders including at the C-Suite level on employment law matters. Provide critical support and lead the employment law advice required on strategic projects both on a national and global level. Manage and advise on a wide range of strategic employment law risks and issues including: redundancy, performance, sickness absence, TUPE and compensation and benefits. Draft, advise on and negotiate, as required, a variety of employment-related agreements, including contracts of employment, settlement agreements and provide support on general commercial outsourcing and supplier contracts and corporate matters / transactional work. Manage Acas pre-claim conciliation and employment litigation with the support of external counselReview and advise on HR processes and policies, working closely with our local HR teamsPartner with members of our broader Legal Team and other functional stakeholders as appropriate such as Reward, Tax, Procurement, Finance and Audit and our Data Protection Office. Providing regular training and updates for HR stakeholders on employment law compliance. Experience of providing contentious and non-contentious employment legal advice to multi-national employer organisations, used to dealing directly with senior decision-makers. Exposure to employment law internationally. Strong commercial acumen with a solution-oriented approach. Working knowledge of additional European languages. Experience of advising on employment law aspects of post-acquisition integration and harmonisation of terms and conditions.