Employment Counsel - London
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This position is based in our EU Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland or London, UK.
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The role: Employment Counsel
As Employment Counsel at Google you will advise on the EMEA employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions and commercial agreements. You will also give general counsel advice designed to ensure consistency and compliance with employment law, regulations and practice across Google's offices in EMEA. You are capable of producing high quality work in a flexible, fast paced environment with the ability to work for cross-functional teams and clients located across the region and in the US. You will advise upon and implement a best practice approach to employment and HR issues, whilst at the same time recognising the flexible, innovative place that Google strives to be.
Responsibilities:
- Advise on employment legal issues and risks in relation to mergers and acquisitions including integration planning and employee transition arrangements.
- Answer a variety of commercial requests from Legal and other business clients on employment issues connected with commercial agreements and outsourcing arrangements that comply with company policies and local law.
- Develop and maintain localised precedent documents in relation to EMEA mergers and acquisitions and commercial agreements and outsourcing arrangements.
- Provide training to Legal and other business clients on employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions and commercial agreements and outsourcing arrangements.
- Advise on the application of Google HR, Benefits and recruitment policies across the EMEA region and provide general counsel advice on employment issues arising during recruitment, employment and on termination.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BA/BSc/LLB degree. In lieu of degree, relevant skills or equivalent experience.
- Qualified lawyer with law firm experience in the UK, Ireland or Germany or with an in-house team at a leading organisation.
- Knowledge of employment law and practice (including experience with works councils, Acquired Rights Directive and contingent worker issues) in at least one European jurisdiction.
- Experience in working with clients on high-value, multi-jurisdictional M&A and commercial transactions and influencing decision makers.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in advising and implementing HR/employment policies in a number of European countries.
- Experience of data protection and intellectual property ownership issues in the employment context.
- Written and oral fluency in English and fluency in additional European language(s).
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