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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in employment law, providing strategic legal advice and solutions while managing complex grievance and disciplinary processes. Capable of conducting sensitive investigations and advising on corporate acquisitions, with a strong focus on commercial awareness and stakeholder collaboration.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Employment Law ExperienceNegotiation SkillsStrategic Litigation SupportCorporate Acquisitions AdvisoryPolicy Review and Recommendation
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Employment LawGrievance ProcessesDisciplinary ProcessesTUPE MattersLitigation SupportContract ReviewPolicy DevelopmentInvestigative SkillsRisk AssessmentLegal Advisory
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsTeam PlayerResults-OrientedTrust BuildingConflict Management
Certifications & Qualifications
Employment-Law Qualification
Industry Keywords
Employment Tribunal ClaimsMaster Service AgreementsClient ContractsWhistleblowing ReportsBusiness TransformationFast-Paced Culture
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Identify, assess, and balance employment-law risk
- Provide practical, business-oriented, and creative legal solutions to stakeholders
- Advise on complex grievance, disciplinary, and dismissal processes, including negotiated settlements
- Provide strategic litigation support for Employment Tribunal claims
- Support commercial legal colleagues with employment-related client contracts, master service agreements, and tenders
- Advise on TUPE matters, including transfers of teams into EY
- Advise on employment aspects of corporate acquisitions and internal projects
- Conduct sensitive investigations into business and conduct issues, whistleblowing reports, and external complaints
- Review and recommend changes to policies, procedures, and standard documentation
- Advise on post-termination restrictions
- Provide training to internal stakeholders on employment-related risks and processes
- Partner with the business to support transformation, innovation, and EY’s strategy
- Provide prompt, pragmatic, adaptable, and commercial legal advice across the business
Requirements
What you’ll need- Approximately 6 or more years of post-qualification employment law experience
- Experience gained in a reputable City law firm or equivalent and/or in-house
- Strong negotiation and communication skills
- Excellent team-player capabilities
- Ability to focus on results and accept accountability
- Ability to build trust and embrace healthy conflict
- Ability to remain calm and manage conflicting and changing deadlines
- Ability to lead, provide a view, take responsibility and ownership of issues
- Ability to make difficult decisions and provide substantiated arguments
- Commercial awareness of business issues
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced collaborative culture
- Self-starter who responds promptly and manages/juggles deadlines
- Ability to build relationships based on trust and confidence
- Required employment-law qualification implied by post-qualification experience
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive remuneration package with rewards for individual and team performance
- Flexible working support
- Career development support
- Holidays
- Health and well-being benefits
- Insurance
- Savings benefits
- Discounts, offers, and promotions
- Support, coaching and feedback from colleagues
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- Freedom and flexibility to handle the role in a way that is right for you
- Flexible working arrangements
- Inclusive employer committed to accommodating flexible working arrangements