Counsel, Offboarding & Litigation

Accountabilities

• Lead end-to-end offboarding, pre-litigation, and litigation matters across EMEA, including for-cause terminations, redundancies, collective dismissals, mutual separations, and other contentious employment exits.

• Manage disciplinary and consultation processes, statutory filings, and employment disputes, ensuring compliance with applicable labor laws and procedural requirements in each jurisdiction.

• Conduct case intake, fact-finding, and legal risk assessments for employee relations matters, guiding internal stakeholders and clients through statutory procedures from initial notice to final settlement and clearance.

• Lead or support disciplinary hearings, conciliation, mediation, arbitration, and employment litigation proceedings, advising on appropriate disciplinary measures and resolution strategies.

• Draft and review termination notices, separation agreements, legal submissions, position statements, and supporting evidence to ensure accuracy, legal defensibility, and alignment with local legislation and jurisprudence.

• Evaluate litigation exposure, including potential reinstatement, back pay, statutory and compensatory damages, and settlement costs, while developing hearing strategies and providing commercially informed updates to stakeholders.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for external legal counsel, overseeing case assignments, defining scopes of work, negotiating fees and timelines, and reviewing the quality of legal deliverables.

• Collaborate with HR Advisory, Customer Success, Sales, Payroll, Onboarding, and Legal teams to strengthen offboarding frameworks, resolve escalations, and improve client outcomes.

• Partner with product teams to review offboarding, disciplinary, and termination workflows, validate their compliance with local employment laws, and identify regulatory changes requiring product or system updates.

• Contribute to cross-functional legal initiatives, regional compliance projects, process automation, and other strategic matters that support operational efficiency and risk reduction.

Requirements

• A law degree (JD, LLB, or equivalent) and active admission to the Bar or an equivalent qualifying legal body in an applicable EMEA jurisdiction, in good standing.

• Between 6 and 10 years of post-qualification experience in employment law within EMEA, including substantial hands-on experience leading employment agency proceedings, tribunal cases, arbitrations, and disciplinary or grievance hearings.

• A demonstrated employment litigation track record, including drafting legal submissions and pleadings, preparing witnesses, conducting hearing advocacy, and evaluating potential reinstatement, back pay, and damages exposure.

• Strong working knowledge of EMEA employment legislation, particularly termination procedures, statutory due process, and unfair or wrongful dismissal.

• Familiarity with employment law and offboarding requirements across multiple EMEA jurisdictions, with the ability to quickly understand and apply regulations in new markets.

• Proven experience managing employee lifecycle matters, including performance improvement plans (PIPs), disciplinary actions, workplace investigations, dismissals for cause, and redundancy processes.

• Strong expertise in instructing and managing external legal counsel, including defining case scope, negotiating fees, managing deadlines, and reviewing legal work for quality and effectiveness.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across Product, Operations, HR, and commercial teams while communicating confidently with clients and business partners.

• Outstanding written and verbal English communication skills, combined with sound legal judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, practical business guidance.

• Additional working proficiency in an EMEA language, such as Spanish, French, German, or Portuguese, is an advantage.

• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced, international, and client-facing environment.

Benefits

• Remote work: Work remotely within the eligible EMEA region, offering flexibility in your working environment.

• Full-time opportunity: Take on a dedicated legal role with responsibility for complex employment matters across multiple jurisdictions.

• Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with legal, HR, product, operations, and commercial teams to influence business processes and compliance standards.

• Strategic impact: Help shape scalable employment law and offboarding frameworks while contributing to product improvements that support regulatory compliance.

• Professional development: Expand your expertise in international employment law, cross-border litigation, dispute resolution, and legal operations.

• Global exposure: Gain experience navigating diverse regulatory environments and collaborating with stakeholders across international markets.