Legal Counsel

Overview

As a Junior Employment Lawyer at OpenText, you will support a global Employment Legal team across EMEA and APJ, delivering practical legal advice for HR and business leaders. You’ll research, draft and coordinate guidance, while handling cross-border matters and project management. This development-focused role offers hands-on exposure to multinational employment issues and opportunities to grow international law expertise. You will work closely with senior counsel to shape compliant, scalable employment solutions in a technology-driven, global company.

Responsibilities

• Research employment law issues and draft initial legal guidance, presentations and communications
• Support HR and Employee Relations on disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence, conduct and performance matters
• Assist with employee lifecycle matters including recruitment, changes, leave, flexible working and termination issues
• Prepare and maintain legal resources, trackers and knowledge materials
• Support international restructuring, redundancy and workforce optimization projects
• Coordinate advice from external counsel across jurisdictions
• Maintain project plans, timelines, action trackers and legal risk assessments
• Provide admin and project-management support on cross-border matters
• Assist with litigation support including document reviews, witness preparation and case management
• Manage external counsel relationships, budget tracking and spend monitoring
• Prepare case summaries and stakeholder updates
• Monitor employment law developments and prepare updates and training materials
• Support implementation of new legislation and regulatory requirements
• Develop templates, policies, playbooks and guidance materials
• Contribute to continuous improvement in Employment Legal function

Key requirements

• Qualified lawyer/solicitor with 2–3 years’ PQE or equivalent
• Strong drafting, analytical and research skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication, ability to explain complex issues
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, ability to manage multiple workstreams
• Proactive, dependable and service-oriented approach

• Commercial mindset
• Relationship-building with stakeholders at all levels
• Adaptability in a fast-paced global environment
• Experience supporting multinational employers or cross-border employment law
• Exposure to restructuring, collective consultation or workplace investigations
• Familiarity with technology or multinational corporate environments

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