Solicitor, Employment Law Advisory
KPMG•London Area, United Kingdom
fulltime
Legal
2+ years
Job description
Solicitor – Employment Law Advisory (UK)
Base Location: London
The KPMG Business Services function is a cornerstone of our UK business. Operating from 20 UK locations and sitting with KPMG Central Services we do work that matters.
Within Central Services we are part of a community of experts across a wide range of critical activities who help grow, run, and protect KPMG in the UK.
With over 16,000 employees in the UK, KPMG faces all the challenges that a high calibre employment solicitor would expect to meet in private practice and now has a vacancy for an employment lawyer with experience in employment litigation, internal investigations, transaction support and general advisory work to join its employment team. Basic knowledge of business immigration law and data privacy law is also required.
Why Join KPMG as a Solicitor – Employment Law Advisory
The role is to provide in-house employment law related advisory service on demand and proactively on initiative, to clients of the ELAT team, principally being human resources professionals within KPMG. The proposal is that the solicitor will assist other team members in relation to all of the employment law requirements of the business including advising on the creation and interpretation of People policies. There is also a requirement to undertake investigations in high-risk or sensitive conduct cases as and when required.
Advice will be on both contentious and non-contentious employee related matters which occur in KPMG’s offices throughout the UK. This will include providing advice to the in-house employee relations team. Employment litigation experience is also required.
In carrying out the role, the solicitor will be required to work as the junior employment lawyer joining the existing team currently comprising three solicitors.
The successful candidate will also be required to liaise with and manage external law firms and barristers when appropriate. However, the majority of the employment legal advice is currently carried out in house.
The successful candidate will also be asked to co-ordinate and/or present training/update seminars on relevant topics for internal clients.
What will you be doing?
The role involves advising on all aspects of employment law and experience in the following is sought:
What will you need to do it?
Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras:
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