Attorney – Corporate Functions, Employment & Benefits

Overview

In this role you will provide commercial, risk-aware employment law guidance to HR across EMEA, acting as a strategic partner to the business. You will harmonize advice across jurisdictions, navigate regulatory changes, and manage external counsel to support HR initiatives. Your work helps protect the bank’s reputation while enabling responsible growth and cross-border HR activities. This is a role for a solicitor who combines legal depth with practical business sense and strong stakeholder collaboration.

Pay / Benefits

• private healthcare for you and family
• annual health screen
• pension plan
• life assurance
• group income protection
• 26 weeks maternity leave, 16 weeks paternity leave, inclusive family leave for working parents and carers

Responsibilities

• Advise on employment law across EMEA in alignment with the bank’s risk framework
• Manage regulatory and reputational risks at all stages of the employment cycle
• Implement regulatory changes and roll out new requirements to HR and the business
• Serve as strategic partner to weigh risk/reward in business decisions
• Handle HR and business queries including Compliance, Risk and Audit
• Collaborate with EMEA HR Legal and other lawyers (regulatory, etc.)
• Provide regular training to HR on employment law matters
• Engage and manage outside counsel efficiently
• Provide general legal support including regulatory advice for HR
• Advise on HR data privacy issues and HR aspects of M&A, outsourcing, and other projects

Key requirements

• In-house employment lawyer with experience in England and across the EMEA region
• Law degree
• Strong post-qualification experience
• Fluent English (spoken and written)
• Experience in large law firms or in-house legal departments in UK/EMEA employment law, preferably in international banking/finance
• Experience advising on HR regulatory issues
• Ability to manage responsibilities across multiple jurisdictions and time zones
• Clear and persuasive communication across diverse audiences
• Ability to operate in a global, matrixed organisation
• Solid grounding in common law, employment law and contract law
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Clear and persuasive communication
• Ability to manage multiple jurisdictions and stakeholders
• Adaptability to fast-paced, cross-functional environments
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint

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