Legal Counsel

Summary

Join Remote's Legal Team as an Employment Law Counsel and make a difference in the global HR-tech space. This exciting opportunity involves providing excellent legal advice and implementing solid legal processes to supercharge the business. The role primarily supports the Employee Lifecycle team with external employee matters globally, the People team with internal employee management and compliance, and the wider Legal Team with global employment issues. You will take ownership of employment legal work in the UK and Ireland, with a broader EMEA focus, and support global jurisdictions as needed. The ideal candidate possesses post-qualification UK or Ireland employment lawyer experience, advisory and litigation experience, and a keen interest in international employment law challenges. Remote offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• Experience as a UK or Ireland employment lawyer post-qualification
• Experience in advisory and litigation employment law work including the entire employee lifecycle (recruitment, HR policies, benefits, and terminations are the key areas)
• Interested in working for a tech-scaleup and specifically HR-tech
• Keen to understand a whole range of international employment law challenges rather than solely focusing on the territory in which you’ve trained
• Ability to learn and master Remote's communication application (Slack), contract management system (Juro), documentation sources (Notion, Google Drive, etc.), and task management system (KissFlow)
• Writes and speaks fluent English, strong knowledge of another language is an advantage

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of employment legal work for the jurisdiction(s) where you are qualified, with a particular focus on the UK and Ireland, and broader EMEA region
• Support the Employment Legal Team on jurisdictions globally where needed, including managing or contributing to internal projects and instructing local counsels
• Help improve our processes, templates and knowledge resources
• Promote a “compliance-focus” approach in everything we do
• Provide solutions rather than escalating problems

Preferred Qualifications

• Ideally both law firm and in-house experience but this is not a strict requirement
• Ideally international employment experience but this is not a strict requirement - willingness to learn and handle international employment issues is required
• It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Benefits

• Work from anywhere
• Flexible paid time off
• Flexible working hours (we are async )
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Mental health support services
• Stock options
• Learning budget
• Home office budget & IT equipment
• Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces