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About the Role

As Legal Counsel specializing in Employment Law, you will serve as a valued and trusted advisor across Swiss Re's operations, with a primary focus on UK. You will provide expert guidance on a wide range of employment matters, from routine advisory work to complex employee relations issues and multinational cross-border projects, navigating the evolving workplace environment successfully, always in compliance with both external and internal requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive legal counsel on the whole employee lifecycle (recruiting, hiring, promotions, development, employee relations, discipline, terminations / retirement)
Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of HR related legal documents
Support employment aspects of corporate restructurings, acquisitions, and dispositions
Develop and improve local as well as global templates, policies, processes and best practices for the business and HR teams to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
Ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements including pay equity, discrimination prevention, wage and hour issues, workplace safety, data protection, and global mobility
Monitor and report on developments and trends in laws and regulations, providing timely updates and guidance
Prepare and deliver presentations, legal reports and in-house trainings

Requirements

Fully UK-qualified lawyer
Minimum of 7+ years post-qualification employment law experience (both contentious and non-contentious)
Law firm as well as prior in-house experience in a multi-national company, preferably in banking, insurance, financial services, or another regulated industry
Strong familiarity with corporate HR operations and the employee lifecycle
Excellent drafting, negotiation, and influencing skills
Strong commitment to high-quality, timely, and pragmatic, solution-oriented client service
Experience working on international employment law issues
Proficiency in additional language beyond English
Knowledge of emerging technologies affecting the workplace
Project management experience with multi-jurisdictional initiatives
Advanced degree or certification in employment law or related field / having worked abroad

Skills

Employment law expertise
Commercial awareness
Communication skills
Drafting skills
Negotiation skills
Influencing skills

Location

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

7+ years post-qualification employment law experience

Education Level

Fully UK-qualified lawyer

Salary/Compensations

GBP 94,000 - GBP 140,000

Benefits

Attractive performance-based variable compensation component
Variety of global and location specific benefits

About the Company

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient.
We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.
Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients.
This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking.
We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics.
In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
We may use AI-powered tools to support the review and evaluation of applications for this position.

Equal Opportunity

We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics.