Employment Counsel

Own US employment disputes and litigation: aligning our position with global strategy, posture, and management through to resolution.

Instruct and manage external counsel, holding firms to scope, budget and quality, and building a panel we can rely on across jurisdictions.

Advise on risk, balancing legal exposure against a practical business outcome.

Partner with our HR colleagues on escalated employee matters, bringing legal judgment and privilege where it is needed and enabling them to run with…

Employment generalist who is comfortable with the grey. Where the law is unsettled you give a clear recommendation…

Have an in-house mindset. You tie your advice to a business objective and you know the difference between a real risk and a theoretical…

Can work autonomously and run things like your own business. You are comfortable being the only employment lawyer in region and building from there.

Take a global approach and do not assume any one jurisdiction is the default. You collaborate easily with legal and HR colleagues across the…