The role
Ready to provide hands-on legal guidance for our UK and Guernsey operations?
As an Employment Counsel – 12-month FTC, you’ll be part of a small team, collaborating across the business to deliver legal advice on a wide range of employment law matters. You’ll work across UK operations, Joint Venture businesses, and support offices in both the UK and Guernsey, bringing variety to your role and delivering meaningful legal support.
In this role, you’ll guide the business through both contentious and non-contentious employment issues. You’ll handle a broad array of topics, act as a go-to person for employment law and dispute resolution, and help maintain a seamless legal landscape, ensuring our teams receive consistent, high-quality support. Whether reviewing HR investigations, managing tribunal claims, or resolving disputes, your insight will help us navigate challenges with confidence and care.
You’ll draft and negotiate settlement agreements, review contracts, policies, and consultancy agreements, and prepare shareholder resolutions and company paperwork. You’ll also support our Professional Services team on regulatory matters involving the GOC and HCPC. Legal research, liaising with external advisors, and contributing to wider projects will round out your day-to-day activities.
We’re looking for someone with solid employment law experience and who is a qualified solicitor, ideally in private practice or in-house. You’ll need a strong working knowledge of UK employment law and a proactive, commercial mindset. Our legal team is highly visible across the business, so you’ll be comfortable engaging with colleagues at all levels, including senior leadership and the Board. You’ll bring sharp insight and sound judgment, translating complex legal matters into practical, easy-to-understand guidance for colleagues across the business.
This role closes on 20th November 2025: however, we may close the advert sooner if we get inundated with high-quality applications. Apply now – you’ll be glad you did.
Key information
Location
Whiteley
- Finance & Legal
- Fixed Term Contract
Apply by
20th November
Related jobs
Salary
Up to £55,000 Dependent on Experience + Bonus and Benefits
Location
Nottingham, East Midlands, United Kingdom
Store ID
0018-0005
Contract Duration
Permanent
Area of Interest
Finance & Legal
Location
Nottingham
Description
Ready to own site financial performance, drive cost efficiency, and lead with insight across global supply chain sites? As a Finance Business Partner – Manufacturing & Distribution, your insights will
Reference
sf-86151-1
Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Related jobs
Salary
£10.20-£12.41 an hour DOE
Location
Caterham, South East, United Kingdom
Store ID
0831
Contract Duration
Permanent
Area of Interest
Retail Assistant
Location
Caterham
Description
Are you a caring individual looking to start your career as an Optical Assistant? You’ve come to the right place. We aren’t looking for people with years of experience and heaps of qualifications, ju
Reference
sf-86310-1
Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Salary
Up to £25,882
Location
Caterham, South East, United Kingdom
Store ID
0831
Contract Duration
Permanent
Area of Interest
Optical Assistant
Location
Caterham
Description
Specsavers. A household name and a Highstreet staple. And you could be part of the team. As an Optical Assistant at Specsavers, you’ll be the friendly face at the heart of our stores working among a
Reference
sf-86309-1
Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Salary
Up to £30,000
Location
Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom
Store ID
0161
Contract Duration
Permanent
Area of Interest
Lab roles
Location
Falkirk
Description
As a Laboratory Manager, you’ll be managing the lab team to the highest standards, ensuring the leadership vision in the lab is in line with the stores and Specsavers visions and values. Whats on offe
Reference
sf-86318-1
Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Salary
Up to £42k plus bonus
Location
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Store ID
2004
Contract Duration
Permanent
Area of Interest
Audiologist / Hearing Aid Dispenser
Location
Wolverhampton
Description
Specsavers. A household name and a highstreet staple. And you could be part of the team. We’re looking for an ambitious individual to join our Wolverhampton store and sister spoke sites as a qualifie
Reference
sf-86316-1
Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Author
Lesley McKinnon
Author
Lesley McKinnon