Senior Employment Counsel – FTC

Burberry

. Provide strategic and practical employment law support across the UK and EMEIA .

Posted 11/11/2026contractLondon • United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong UK employment law expertise and experience in managing employment matters across EMEIA jurisdictions. Capable of providing strategic legal support, managing external advisers, and delivering practical solutions to complex workforce challenges.

Highest-signal resume keywords

UK Employment Law ExpertiseEMEIA Jurisdiction ExperienceStakeholder ManagementOrganisational Change SupportExternal Legal Spend Management

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Soft Skills

Excellent Stakeholder ManagementInfluencing SkillsOrganisedResilient

Industry Keywords

Employment LifecycleEmployment Rights ActEmployment LitigationCase StrategySettlement StrategyLegal ProcessesKnowledge SharingPerformance ManagementGrievancesDisciplinary Matters

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic and practical employment law support across the UK and EMEIA
Advise HR across the employment lifecycle, including hiring, performance, grievances, disciplinary matters, investigations, disputes and exits
Support organisational change and cross-border projects, including reorganisations
Advise on senior appointments, promotions and negotiated exits
Manage employment litigation in the UK and EMEIA, including case and settlement strategy and oversight of external counsel
Support readiness for Employment Rights Act reforms and strategic people-related projects across EMEIA
Translate legal developments into practical guidance and partner with stakeholders to implement change
Improve legal processes, templates, training and knowledge-sharing
Manage external legal advisers and legal spend

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong UK employment law expertise
Experience supporting employment matters across EMEIA jurisdictions and working effectively with local counsel
Ability to operate autonomously with minimal supervision and advise senior stakeholders directly
Experience supporting organisational change programmes and delivering practical solutions to complex workforce challenges
Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
Commercially minded, with sound judgement and ability to translate legal risk into clear, practical recommendations
Organised and resilient, with ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Experience managing external advisers and external legal spend
Technically excellent employment lawyer

Benefits

Comp & perks

1 day of remote flexibility per week
Inclusive workplace and accessible recruitment process
Reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process