Job Title: Employment Legal Counsel Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid/Remote) Salary: £47,389 - £56,535 per annum Hours: Full-time Permanent, 37 hours per week Closing Date: 12 November 2025 Join a University That Changes Lives: Pertemps Recruitment is proud to be working with The Open University, the UK’s largest provider of flexible, part-time higher education. With a mission to make learning accessible to everyone, the OU transforms lives through world-class education and research, and you could play a key role in that mission. The Opportunity: We are looking for an experienced Employment Legal Counsel (qualified solicitor, minimum 4 years PQE) to join the University’s in-house Legal Services team. You will work alongside another employment lawyer as a trusted advisor to colleagues across the organisation, covering a broad range of employment law matters. This is a varied and rewarding role, ideal for someone who enjoys both strategic advisory work and hands-on case management in a complex, people-focused environment. Key Responsibilities of the Employment Legal Counsel: Provide expert legal advice on a full range of employment law matters - including discrimination, disciplinaries, redundancies, TUPE, trade union relations, and freedom of speech issues. Manage Employment Tribunal claims end-to-end: drafting, preparing, and representing the University at hearings. Draft, review and update contracts...