Employment Lawyer (Contract)
Location: London (Hybrid)
Start: ASAP (Short notice)
Duration: 3-6 months
We are building a talent pool of experienced Employment Lawyers for upcoming opportunities with leading multinational organisations and high-growth businesses across the technology, financial services, and professional services sectors.
These roles typically involve advising on complex, cross-border employment law matters across EMEA jurisdictions within fast-paced in-house environments.
Key Experience
* Qualified Employment Lawyer (UK or equivalent jurisdiction)
* Strong experience advising on multi-jurisdictional / EMEA employment law matters
* Exposure to contentious and/or non-contentious employment work
* Experience working with or advising across jurisdictions such as France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and the Netherlands (varies by role)
* Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders, including HR and Legal leadership
* Experience coordinating with external counsel internationally
Typical Responsibilities
* Providing strategic employment law advice across EMEA regions
* Supporting employee relations, disputes, and internal investigations
* Advising on HR policies, restructures, and workforce change projects
* Managing or supporting employment litigation with external counsel
* Partnering closely with HR and business stakeholders on operational and strategic issues
Why Join the Talent Pool?
* Access to exclusive in-house legal opportunities across EMEA
* Roles with globally recognised organisations and high-growth businesses
* Exposure to complex, cross-border employment law work
* Flexible contracts
About Elevate
Elevate is a global provider of consulting, technology, and services for law departments and law firms. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our team of 1,600+ legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operates across the United States, Europe, the UK, Asia, Hong Kong, and Australia.
Legal Talent is our flexible resourcing division, redefining careers in the legal industry. We connect exceptional legal professionals with the evolving needs of our customers through a curated, world-class global talent community and advanced, technology-enabled search capabilities. We are proud to have been ranked Band 1 in Chambers’ Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.
Our Vision: A world where legal and business teams achieve extraordinary outcomes together.
At Legal Talent, equity and inclusion are fundamental to our success. As The Law Company, transforming the legal business landscape, we believe a diverse and inclusive culture is essential for attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s top talent. We empower our people to bring their authentic selves to work because diversity of experience and perspective drives innovation and simply makes good business sense.
As strong advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Legal Talent is committed to hiring talented professionals from all backgrounds.
We invite you to join the Legal Talent team and help us reshape the legal industry, making a real impact on the legal universe.