About the Role
Apple is seeking a skilled employment lawyer to join its Employment Law team in London. This role involves providing advice on employment-related legal matters for Apple's operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
Responsibilities
- Provide advice and counsel to management and the People Team on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious employment issues, including recruiting, employee relations, disciplinary matters, terminations, union and works council matters, internal investigations, employment/labour tribunals, and employee privacy.
- Formulate and revise standard terms of employment or engagement and employee policies.
- Handle outside counsel on employment litigation matters.
- Advise on change management programs, restructures, M&A, and new country expansion projects throughout the EMEA region.
- Prepare and conduct employment law training programs for the People Team and management.
- Occasional travel is required.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in providing varied employment advice to large multi-national organizations.
- Experience handling and completing complex multi-jurisdictional projects.
- Familiarity with the impact of employment laws in the EMEA region on global initiatives.
- Experience with collective bargaining is desirable.
- Prior in-house experience is valued, especially with pan-EMEA operations.
- Consistent track record to form relationships with clients and management.
- Excellent technical, analytical, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to apply skills to a commercial business context.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a non-technical manner.
- Self-motivated and solution-driven.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to perform at the highest level.
Skills
- Employment Law
- Legal Advice
- Employee Relations
- Disciplinary Matters
- Terminations
- Union Matters
- Works Council Matters
- Internal Investigations
- Employment Tribunals
- Labour Tribunals
- Employee Privacy
- Employment Policies
- Employment Litigation
- Change Management
- Restructures
- M&A
- New Country Expansion
- Employment Law Training
- Collective Bargaining
- Multi-jurisdictional Projects
- EMEA Employment Law
- Client Relationship Management
- Technical Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Decision-Making Skills
- Commercial Acumen
- Communication Skills (Verbal and Written)
- Multi-tasking
- Problem Solving
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Extensive experience
About the Company
- At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly.
- We are dedicated to making the best products on the planet.
- We have a fantastic new opportunity for a hard-working lawyer to join our team of diverse, creative, and hardworking people.
