At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide expert employment law advice and support HR teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Company: Global tech-led professional services organisation with a dynamic legal team.
- Benefits: Fully remote work, flexible hours, and competitive day rate.
- Other info: Opportunity to work autonomously and engage with diverse legal matters.
- Why this job: Make an immediate impact while tackling complex employment law issues.
- Qualifications: Qualified lawyer with strong employment law experience and commercial acumen.
We are partnering with a global, technology-led professional services organisation to appoint an Interim Senior Employment Counsel on a fully remote contract (2–3 months). This role has arisen due to a particularly busy summer period, providing coverage across employee leave and increased workload. It’s an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic, fast-paced in-house legal team and make an immediate impact.
You will act as a trusted advisor across a range of employment law matters, including:
- Providing pragmatic, commercially focused employment law advice to HR and business stakeholders
- Advising on employee relations issues across multiple jurisdictions (primarily UK/EU/EMEA-focused)
- Drafting and reviewing employment documentation, policies, and contracts
- Supporting on restructuring, reorganisations, and workforce planning initiatives
- Partnering closely with People/HR teams and leadership stakeholders to manage risk and deliver solutions
- Assisting with day-to-day legal queries in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
Qualifications:
- Qualified lawyer with strong employment law experience
- Demonstrable ability to operate in a commercial, business-facing capacity
- Broad, generalist employment law knowledge across contentious and advisory matters
- Comfortable working autonomously in a remote environment
- Available to start immediately
Benefits:
- Fully remote and highly flexible working arrangement
- Exposure to a variety of complex and interesting employment law matters
- A chance to make an immediate and meaningful impact within a busy legal function
- Highly competitive day rate - inside IR35
Senior Employment Counsel - Contractor (Remote) employer: Taylor Root
Join a leading global professional services organisation that champions a dynamic and inclusive work culture, offering fully remote and highly flexible working arrangements. As a Senior Employment Counsel, you will have the opportunity to engage with complex employment law matters while making an immediate impact within a fast-paced legal team, all while enjoying competitive compensation and the chance for professional growth in a technology-driven environment.
