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About the Role

The Senior Legal Counsel, Employment will report to the Head of Legal, Employment and be part of a team of 5 senior legal counsel, and 3 legal counsel and paralegals. You will be responsible for providing high-quality, commercially focused legal support to the Partnership, with a particular focus on Employment Law. This role offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Employment Lawyer to join a busy in-house legal team, advising on a broad range of employment law matters from restructurings and TUPE transfers to settlement agreements and legislative changes.

Responsibilities

Provide proactive, solution-oriented, strategic advice on a wide range of non-contentious and contentious issues, adhering to laws, regulations, and company policies.
Apply commercial understanding and strategic insight, developing in-depth knowledge of the business, sector, and commercial pressures.
Enable, spot, and drive connections across projects, matters, and teams to ensure consistency and foster a collaborative culture.
Develop and implement team processes and procedures for efficient and consistent legal advice delivery.
Support the Head of Legal and People teams with risk and budget reporting.
Ensure timely provision of legal expertise for strategic and operational projects, including managing external advice within budget.
Judge when to outsource advice and when to escalate matters, flagging potential data protection, competition law, and IP issues.

Requirements

UK qualified lawyer with significant employment law experience.
Proven track record of providing appropriate legal advice in various situations.
Confidence and credibility in working autonomously with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated excellent influencing skills.
Experience with organization change, redundancy, and TUPE.
Evidence of continuous improvement and a change mindset.
Sound understanding of the commercial environment and ability to provide commercial solutions.
Good relationship management skills internally and externally at all levels.
A demonstrable, proactive, commercial, and solutions-led approach to compliance.

Skills

Employment Law
Commercial Law
Data Protection
Competition Law
Intellectual Property (IP)
Pensions Law
Immigration Law
Industrial Relations Law
Risk Management
Budget Management
Stakeholder Management
Relationship Management
Influencing Skills
Change Management

Location

London

Work Type

Hybrid
Permanent

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

UK qualified lawyer

Salary/Compensations

£94,800.00 - £135,000.00 Annual
Salary up to £110,000 depending on experience

Benefits

Flexible working

About the Company

The John Lewis Partnership is the UK's largest employee-owned business, comprising John Lewis and Waitrose.
The company is driven by a purpose to build a happier world and is focused on retail innovation, adaptation, and diversification.
Partners share ownership and its rewards, contributing through their voices and working collaboratively.
The Partnership values kindness, respect, and creating an environment where everyone belongs, can be themselves, and thrive.

Equal Opportunity

Some roles are subject to pre-employment vetting, which may include DBS checks.
DBS checks are carried out by a third-party registered body.
Financial probity checks may also be required for some roles.
Vacancies can close early if a high number of applicants are received.
The Partnership supports flexible working, which may include flexible or compressed hours, job sharing, or shorter hour contracts.