Legal Counsel Employment

Legal Counsel - Employment (5 years PQE)

Remote based

Competitive salary and discretionary bonus

We've got a fantastic opportunity for a UK qualified employment lawyer to join our team as Legal Counsel. You'll be supporting the Legal Director (Employment) in handling of large employment tribunal caseloads.

Ideally with in-house experience but we can consider a move from private practice. This role would suit 5 years PQE. It's a great role with room to grow and develop.

Capita's lawyers are hardworking, collaborative, resilient and friendly, and we welcome applications from like-minded people who are interested in joining the team.

What you'll be doing:

• Preparing disclosure lists and drafting witness statements, legal correspondence, and advice notes.
• Providing accurate, timely, and pragmatic employment legal advice to the internal HR teams and other stakeholders on disciplinaries, grievances, sickness absence management, redundancies, contractual terms, TUPE and trade union matters.
• Adopting and developing the use of generative AI and other legal tech with a view to driving efficiencies.
• Supporting the Legal Director in matters and pro-actively briefing them on areas of concern to ensure a "no surprises" culture.
• Attending meetings with internal stakeholders and presenting at those meetings.

What we're looking for:

• Qualified UK lawyer with strong track record in employment law especially in dealing with a busy and varied caseload of employment litigation.
• Sound legal, commercial, business, and negotiating acumen with strong technical legal skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Articulate drafting. Attention to detail.
• Keen to develop use of generative AI to drive efficiencies in day-to-day work.
• Highly responsive, proactive, solution-oriented attitude to resolving issues in a pragmatic and swift way.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.

About Group Legal

Our Group Legal Function is one of Capita's central corporate functions and is sharing legal knowledge to create a more productive and successful business going forward. Our team is working with the Board and Capita's divisions to provide legal and regulatory advice and assistance. We're building a framework for managing legal risk for both today and tomorrow to ensure we can continue to adapt to changing technologies and ways of working.

About Capita

Capita is an outsourcer, helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently, creating better consumer experiences. Operating across 8 countries, Capita's 41,000 colleagues support primarily UK and European clients with people-based services underpinned by market-leading technology.

A publicly listed business with adjusted revenue of 2.6bn, Capita's areas of focus are Central Government, Local Public Service, Defence, Learning, Fire & Security, Contact Centres and Pensions Solutions.

We're embracing change to respond to the ever-changing needs of society, creating better outcomes for all our stakeholders.

You'll be joining a large network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we'll provide the support you need to do just that.

What's in it for you?

• A discretionary annual bonus
• 27 days' holiday with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks' fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks...and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office - volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Opportunity to gain additional qualifications through our Learning Academy or apprenticeships to help develop your career

What we hope you'll do next:

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We're an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We're committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone.