Legal Counsel, Employment Law, UK and Europe (fixed term contract for 2 years)

Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link Legal Counsel, Employment Law, UK and Europe (fixed term contract for 2 years) An exciting opportunity to join a high-performing, global in-house employment law team, with a varied breadth and scope of advisory and litigation work. Your role will be to advise on and manage employment law matters in the UK and Europe and to help mitigate reputational, financial, and regulatory-related risks arising from people issues. You will also have the opportunity to support Group-wide projects which have an employment law element. Key Responsibilities Advising on and managing employment litigation/disputes as well as employment issues in the UK and Europe, including investigations, material disciplinary and grievance matters, contentious performance management issues, redundancies, restructures and contentious exits. Liaising with external legal counsel regarding the strategic approach to employment law disputes, critically assessing advice received and tailoring this to the business/organisation. Identifying and analysing opportunities for settlement and advising Human Resources (HR), Employee Relations (ER) and/or business stakeholders on settlement strategy. Advice and best practice guidance on regulatory issues affecting staff, particularly relating to remuneration and assisting with drafting and/or reviewing of contentious regulated references. Reviewing and advising on the scope of Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and reviewing any red flag/noteworthy documents in cases where the data subject is also involved in an employment dispute. Advising on employment law aspects of HR policy or strategy projects, and coordinating advice from other members of the Employment Law team or external counsel. Reviewing internal policies and procedures. Advising on employment contracts and maintaining global templates. Skills and Experience University degree in law or other university degree plus GDL conversion from an accredited law school. UK Solicitor s Regulation Authority practising certificate Experience in: employment litigation, drafting and advising on employment contracts and policies, advising on employee relations issues such as disciplinaries, grievances, redundancy/restructure and termination of employment, employee data privacy issues and data subject access requests (preferred), regulatory issues affecting staff, particularly remuneration (preferred). Good organisational skills to manage multiple matters and stakeholders at the same time. Being able to pivot as priorities change is essential. Strong analytical skills to review background facts and identify the key legal issues raised by the employment dispute or issue. Excellent communication skills and succinct written style, with the ability to match your tone and level of detail to your audience. Strategic mindset, recognising the wider organisational, commercial or regulatory impact that a matter may have beyond the immediate set of facts. Disciplined approach towards timelines and tracking all steps required in order to manage matters and implement a strategic approach while keeping stakeholders updated. About Standard Chartered We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us. Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we: Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term What we offer In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing. Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations. Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum. Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns. Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning. Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential. #J-18808-Ljbffr