Key Responsibilities:

● Provide in-house legal counsel on employment related matters, which may include, but not be limited to, employment agreements, handbooks, and policy related issues, workplace investigations and Employee Relations matters, manager and employee training, leaves of absence and/or reasonable adjustments, incentive compensation, pay and working time issues, worker classification, employee benefits, employment related pre-litigation and litigation matters, background checks, hiring matters, termination matters, separation agreements, and generally assist the Director, Labor & Employment Counsel, International Labor & Employment Counsel and International People Team functions.

● Works closely with the Employee Relations and HR Business Partners functions to support issues that may arise.

● Ensures compliance with all applicable employment laws, regulations and policies. 

● Participates in and influences the decision-making process with appropriate clients and stakeholders. 

● Identifies and assesses legal risks and opportunities within the employment area and advises accordingly. 

● Independently handles legal matters and projects ranging from basic to complex.

● Provide practical and solution focused legal advice and support on business matters in a fast-paced environment

● Recognises when to elevate certain matters to the attention of the General Counsel or Sr. Associate General Counsel. 

● Supervises, manages and evaluates outside counsel on employment related matters, including litigation. 

● Educates and trains internal stakeholders on legal matters, policies and procedures. 

● Establishes and maintains relationships, credibility and trust with clients, stakeholders, legal team members and other colleagues.

● Performs other tasks as assigned from time to time by the General Counsel, Sr. Director, Associate General Counsel.

● Maintain awareness of emerging laws, regulations, enforcement activity, and trends and developments in industry best practices related to labor and employment protection globally.

Requirements:

● 7+ years of employment law  experience in-house or in private practice.

● Admission to practice in England and Wales is preferred. Candidates admitted in other recognised jurisdictions, will also be considered.

● Experience in providing employment-related guidance throughout EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions, is also preferred.

● Experience of privacy and data protection laws is a plus as is knowledge of immigration law.

About You:

● Demonstrated operational experience translating legal requirements into a comprehensive day-to-day employment advice for human resource professionals.

● Experience leading appropriate responses to employee relations incidents, including workplace investigation best practices.

● Experience analysing and advising on labor and employment issues across other global territories, including but not limited to EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific preferred.

● Excellent problem-solving capabilities, judgment, communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills.

● Demonstrated experience leading projects, including collecting, distilling and summarising issues from relevant stakeholders in a timely, clear, and business-friendly manner, and moving projects forward.

● Experience working in-house with a technology company and/or health care organisation strongly preferred.

● Willing and eager to learn new areas of law and function independently in a demanding fast-paced environment.

● Demonstrated experience thinking quickly on your feet, conveying grace under pressure, and simultaneously managing workloads, multiple client demands and shifting priorities.

● Self-driven, ability to operate autonomously with a communicative personality, proactively reaching out to others as relevant while bringing a positive attitude to the workplace

● Experience presenting to and working with senior leadership and/or external regulators

●  Ability to confidently work remotely with suitable infrastructure in place.

Why Lyra?

● 28 days holidays plus bank holidays per year

● Private medical insurance

● Discretionary bonus scheme

● Group life assurance - up to 10x annual salary

● Critical health insurance - 2x Annual salary lump sum paid out, in accordance with illness.

● Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme