In-house Employment Lawyer
Location: London (Hybrid)
Package: £Negotiable + Benefits
Reporting to Chief Legal Officer, this role provides expert, pragmatic and commercially focused employment law advice across Brown & Brown (Europe). It is a strategic, consultative role, partnering closely with Team Resources (HR), senior leaders and the wider business to manage employment risk, shape people-related strategy, and ensure legal compliance while enabling growth.
The role holder will act as a trusted advisor, balancing legal rigour with practical solutions, and supporting Brown & Brown’s values-led culture by ensuring fair, consistent and lawful employment practices across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Employment Law Advisory & Risk Management
- Operate as an in-house expert on employment law matters across Brown & Brown (Europe), providing clear, pragmatic and commercially sound advice.
- Advise on the full lifecycle of employment issues, including hiring, performance management, disciplinary action, grievances, restructures and exits.
- Proactively identify employment law risks and work collaboratively with Team Resources and leadership to mitigate them.
Policies & Documentation
- Develop, update and advise on employment policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with current legislation, best practice and Brown & Brown’s culture.
Employee Relations & Investigations
- Provide legal support on complex grievance and disciplinary matters, including advising on process, attending meetings where appropriate, and drafting outcome letters.
- Support and advise on workplace investigations, ensuring fairness, procedural integrity and defensibility of outcomes.
- Guide the business through sensitive and high-risk employee relations matters with confidence and discretion.
TUPE, Restructuring & Change
- Provision of advice and guidance on TUPE matters, including around due diligence, consultation requirements, contractual implications and post-transfer integration.
- Support restructures, redundancies and organisational change programmes, ensuring legal compliance and minimising employee relations risk.
- Work closely with Team Resources and the wider Legal team to ensure coordinated advice.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Draft and advise on settlement agreements and lead employment-related settlement discussions.
- Manage and support employment tribunal and court claims, including instructing and liaising with external counsel where required.
- Represent Brown & Brown in employment tribunals and other forums, where appropriate.
- Advise on restrictive covenants, confidentiality obligations and post-termination disputes, including involvement in High Court proceedings when necessary.
Stakeholder Partnership & Leadership
- Act as the first point of contact for Team Resources on employment law matters, providing timely, practical and trusted advice.
- Build strong, collaborative relationships with senior leaders, HR colleagues and the wider Legal team.
- Translate complex legal issues into clear, accessible guidance for non-legal stakeholders.
Regulatory & Legislative Awareness
- Keep up to date with developments in employment law across England & Wales and relevant European jurisdictions.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of employment law capability across the business.
Professional Standards & Values
- Always operate in the best interests of Brown & Brown and its teammates, demonstrating integrity, discretion, and sound judgement.
- Ensure advice is technically accurate, commercially appropriate and aligned with Brown & Brown’s values and culture.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Minimum of five years solicitor post-qualification and independent legal experience from a reputable legal environment specialising in employment law.
- Attentive: excellent attention to detail.
- Efficient: Prioritises effectively, focuses on what matters; delivers on time.
- Commercial: Demonstrates business acumen, practical, pragmatic and cares about growth.
- Collaborative: Values teamwork and open dialogue, contributes positively to a high functioning multidisciplinary team and works constructively with others to achieve shared goals.
- Adaptable: Comfortable operating in a dynamic environment, quickly understands new issues and contexts, and adjusts approach to meet evolving business needs.
- Takes a positive approach: Passionate about assisting the client (our business) and creating a brilliant client experience.
Desirable (Beneficial)
- Sector Experience: Previous experience working within Financial Services industry is desirable.
- Regulatory Awareness: An understanding of the regulatory landscape (e.g., FCA requirements) would be advantageous in contextualising material.
What’s on offer:
- A Negotiable basic salary plus all the normal benefits – 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays, Pension, Individual Private Medical (post probation), Life Assurance and a range of flexible benefits post probation alongside a holiday purchase scheme.
- Access to the annual Brown & Brown Inc. share save scheme.
- Full support for ongoing professional development including additional professional qualifications (post probation).
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