At a Glance
- Tasks: Advise on employment law and manage legal support throughout the employee lifecycle.
- Company: Fast-growing digital bank with a dynamic and influential legal team.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career progression, and the chance to shape employment practices.
- Other info: Opportunity to work on international projects and collaborate with external counsel.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact in a high-visibility role within a thriving industry.
- Qualifications: 6-10 years' PQE in employment law, preferably in financial services.
The predicted salary is between 75600 - 92400 £ per year.
A well-known and fast-growing digital bank is looking to appoint a senior employment lawyer to support the business on all contentious and non-contentious employment matters, reporting directly to the Group Head of Employment Legal. This is a high-visibility role with significant influence across the group, including line management of an employment lawyer within the team.
What's involved:
- Advising the People team and wider business on all aspects of employment law, including SMCR and FCA Code of Conduct issues
- Managing legal support across the full employee lifecycle — hiring, executive service agreements, dismissals, grievances, disciplinaries and settlement agreements
- Supporting the corporate and commercial legal functions on TUPE matters
- Advising on regulatory issues associated with financial services and banking
- Managing international employment projects across EMEA and globally, working with external counsel
- Advising the Reward team on compensation arrangements, including malus, clawback and deferred compensation
- Delivering employment law training across the business
About you:
- Excellent legal training with 6–10 years' PQE gained at a law firm and/or in-house
- Very strong technical employment law experience
- Experience within financial services
- Experience handling regulatory issues in the context of SMCR, conduct, remuneration matters and regulatory inquiries
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
Senior Employment Lawyer employer: Fry & Brown
Join a highly regarded investment management business that values integrity, autonomy, and long-term relationships. With a collaborative and high-performing work culture, this role offers significant influence and the opportunity for professional growth within a dynamic legal team. You'll enjoy a varied workload and the chance to mentor others while contributing to strategic initiatives in a forward-thinking environment.
