Employment Lawyer page is loaded## Employment Lawyerlocations: London - 14 Ryder Courttime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 22 Days Agojob requisition id: REQ-25350Employment Lawyer**About the Role**We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Junior Employment Lawyer to join our legal team at a leading hedge fund based in the UK. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, supporting employment law matters across multiple jurisdictions in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.As a Junior Employment Lawyer, you will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, external legal advisors, and HR professionals to provide legal advice and manage employment-related risks. This role involves handling a broad spectrum of employment law matters while ensuring compliance with local laws, regulations, and best practices across EMEA jurisdictions.**Key Responsibilities*** **Legal Advisory:** + Provide guidance on UK and EMEA employment law matters, including recruitment, contracts, terminations, grievances, disciplinary issues, redundancies, and employment disputes. + Advise on the legal implications of HR policies, employee benefits, and workplace practices across jurisdictions.* **Policy Development:** + Assist in drafting, reviewing, and updating employment contracts, handbooks, and HR policies to ensure compliance with local laws and alignment with business objectives. + Monitor legislative changes across EMEA jurisdictions and advise on necessary adjustments to internal policies.* **Compliance & Risk Management:** + Support efforts to mitigate legal risks and ensure compliance with employment regulations across multiple jurisdictions. + Assist in resolving cross-border employment issues, including expatriate arrangements and secondments.* **Dispute Resolution:** + Provide support in handling employment-related claims, disputes, or litigation in collaboration with external counsel. + Assist in managing responses to regulatory inquiries or investigations related to employment matters.* **Transactional Support:** + Support employment aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions, ensuring alignment with employment laws in EMEA jurisdictions.* **Training & Development:** + Assist in delivering training to HR and management teams on employment law topics and compliance requirements.**Qualifications & Skills****Essential:*** UK-qualified solicitor with 1-3 years of post-qualification experience in employment law.* Solid understanding of UK employment law and familiarity with employment regulations across EMEA jurisdictions.* Experience advising on contracts, terminations, and workplace disputes.* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with diverse stakeholders.* Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.* Excellent legal drafting and analytical skills.**Desirable:*** Experience working in financial services or advising clients in the hedge fund/private equity sector.* Familiarity with cross-border employment issues, including expatriation and secondments.* Knowledge of key employment law frameworks in jurisdictions outside the UK within EMEA.* Fluency in additional languages relevant to the EMEA region is a plus.
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