London, UK £75,178 per year - estimated contract

Epiq Counsel is an innovative legal services talent provider that offers meaningful in-house legal secondment work and flexibility to sophisticated and credentialed lawyers and legal professionals. Our lawyers and legal professionals work on a wide variety of legal matters for Fortune 500 clients.

We are actively seeking Employment Lawyers to join our growing roster of UK‑based legal professionals to enable us to service increased demand from our Fortune 500 clients in this space. By joining the Epiq Counsel Roster of elite legal talent, you will be considered for future in‑house engagements aligned with your expertise and preferences.

Epiq works hard to provide our diverse legal talent with challenging work for sophisticated clients that does not require sacrificing flexibility or control. Our team takes the time and attention to understand each legal professional’s practice areas, experience, and preferences to ensure they are presented with sophisticated interim in‑house opportunities with leading law departments across the globe. Leverage our network to work for organisations in need of top‑tier legal services. Take the next step in your legal career and join a vibrant community of Epiq legal professionals!

Qualifications and Experience

• Substantive experience drafting and reviewing employment contracts, policies, and handbooks.
• Supporting M&A transactions from an employment law perspective.
• Epiq Counsel partners with industry‑leading clients in support of their sophisticated interim talent needs. Must be interested in practicing in an alternative, fixed‑term legal services model.
• 5+ years of experience as a qualified employment lawyer in a top‑tier UK law firm and/or in‑house legal department of a multinational organisation.
• Qualified to practice as a UK solicitor or equivalent jurisdiction.
• Law degree from a Russell Group university or other bachelor with a law conversion course.
• Demonstrated experience advising on employment law matters, including but not limited to: managing cross‑border employment issues, advising on workplace investigations and compliance, employee relations and disputes, redundancies, restructurings, and TUPE. Epiq

Responsibilities

• Advise on all aspects of employment law.
• Draft, review, and update employment contracts, policies, and procedures.
• Support HR and business leaders on employee relations, grievances, and disciplinary matters.
• Manage employment litigation and coordinate with external counsel as needed.
• Advise on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, including due diligence and integration.
• Monitor and interpret changes in employment legislation across relevant EMEA jurisdictions.
• Deliver training and guidance to internal stakeholders on employment law compliance.
• Support dynamic project work, which may vary in length and location (remote or hybrid).

Benefits and Working Conditions

• Hybrid or remote schedule depending on the client needs.
• Dynamic project work varies in length and is conducted remotely or on‑site depending on client needs.
• Compensation commensurate with experience and complexity of engagement.
• Engagement support and coaching.
• Market‑leading benefits in the alternative legal services space, including: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, pension, and comprehensive healthcare.